Kentucky family thankful young daughter is okay after car crashes into bedroom
By Daisy Kershaw
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ELSMERE, Kentucky (WLWT) — An Elsmere family is speaking out after a car came barreling through their daughter’s bedroom early Sunday morning.
Thankfully, no one was hurt, but the damage to the family’s Shaw Avenue home is extensive.
“I just like, heard the ceiling crash, like I heard a bunch of banging,” recalls the girl, Hannah Riddell, who is expected to turn 10 next month.
Mom and dad say Hannah was trapped in her room after the crash. Both parents are now thankful that she and her little brother are safe.
“I’m just glad she’s alright,” says dad Alyn Riddell. “The driver’s alright, nobody got hurt.”
Hannah’s parents say they’re beyond proud of the strength their little girl showed in such a scary moment.
The family is now counting its blessings.
“Somebody was definitely looking out for her, and I credit that to my dad,” says the girl’s mother, Megan Tanner. “My dad is no longer with us, though. And she carries a pillow that’s made out of one of the shirts, and she sleeps with it every night. So, I like to think that that was my dad that was looking out for her, for sure.”
There is now a GoFundMe page to help the family get back on their feet.
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