jaconiah and vanessa was recently hit by a SUV on october 20th.  They walked to their bus stop on 32nd and dumesnil as they do every morning, where they were tragically strcuk by a careless driver who was ignoring warning signs of a school bus. The driver of the SUV had no insurance and registration, now  lakeishas family have to endure the pain of watching her 9 year old daughter vanessa suffer in critical care because she was drug and trapped under this SUV with only her feet visible. lakeishas son, jaconiah suffered a broken leg as of right now. This single mother of 5 may loose her job and health insurance because she needs to stay home and be with her children, 1 of whom she just found out has rsv ans pneumonia. Her employer told her that they wont be able to hold her job because she has not been employed by them long enough to qualify for a medical leave of absence.
this will be  a longer road to recovery for vanessa. she has sustained a significant amount of broken bones and fractures all to the right side of her face and body, including broken and missing teeth.