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Southern Minnesota Teen In Coma After Crash: How To Donate
According to an update Tuesday afternoon, Megan Erie is now able to hear her family speak, squeeze hands and wiggle her toes.
MOWER COUNTY, MN — Megan Marie Erie, 17, of Austin, Minnesota is in a coma after the sedan she was in collided with a pickup truck on Highway 218. The crash happened just after 4 p.m. Monday in Lansing Township.
A Chevy Cavalier — driven by 18-year-old Jazmin Claudia Portillo with Erie in the passenger seat — was traveling westbound on County Road 2. A Chevy pickup was southbound on Highway 218 when the two cars collided, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Erie suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash. Portillo suffered non-serious injuries. The driver of the pickup was not hurt.
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Road conditions were wet at the time.
"Megan is in a coma at the moment with severe neck injuries, brain swelling, fractured skull, broken ribs and a lacerated spleen," reads the GoFundMe established to pay for Erie's medical bills.
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"She and her family need your help while they are going on this long recovery journey. Your donations are greatly appreciated."
According to an update Tuesday afternoon, Erie is now able to hear her family speak, squeeze hands and wiggle her toes.
Donate to Erie's medical fund here.
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