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 On the evening of Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Frances Claire Rash was doing what she does every day—walking her dog just blocks from her home around 5:30 PM.
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 As she prepared to turn the corner toward home, screeching tires and the sound of a vehicle collision broke the quiet afternoon. When Claire turned to see what happened, an erratic driver exiting a nearby parking lot accelerated directly toward her. The vehicle jumped the curb onto the grass, barreling straight toward Claire and her dog.
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 Thinking quickly, Claire dropped her dog's leash to give her pet a chance to escape and ran toward a nearby building for cover. Tragically, before she could reach safety, the vehicle struck her, throwing her several feet across the grass before crashing into the building itself. The driver then backed up and attempted to strike another pedestrian across the street before crashing into a tree, disabling the vehicle. The suspect fled on foot and was quickly apprehended and arrested by the Grand Forks Police Department. Claire's dog was unharmed, but Claire took the full brunt of this horrific attack.
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 Claire was rushed to the hospital with extensive, severe trauma to her lower body and torso. Her primary injuries include a compound fracture of the tibia and a splintered upper tibia joint, along with severe road rash and deep bruising across her feet, legs, back, and arms.
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 On September 24, Claire underwent a lengthy and complex emergency surgery to repair and reattach bone and soft tissue. She faces the possibility of additional surgeries in the coming weeks. Medical professionals anticipate Claire will be completely non-weight-bearing and disabled for at least 90 days, with an intensive rehabilitation path expected to take 9 to 12 months for a full recovery.
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 Claire faces a steep physical and financial uphill climb. The immediate obstacles go far beyond the hospital stay:
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 <strong>Surgical &amp; Medical Expenses:</strong> Covering emergency surgery, hospital stays, medication, and ongoing medical oversight.
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 <strong>Extensive Physical Therapy: </strong>Months of dedicated rehabilitation to help her regain mobility and walk again.
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 Claire’s quick instincts saved her dog’s life, and we are profoundly grateful she survived. Now, she needs her community behind her as she begins the long journey toward healing.
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 Any donation, no matter the amount, will directly ease Claire's financial burden so she can focus entirely on her physical recovery. If you are unable to donate at this time, sharing this link with friends, family, and social networks means the world to Claire and our family.
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 Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kindness, thoughts, prayers, and generosity.
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Help Claire Rash on Her Road to Recovery

Hello Dear Friends!<br /><br />Unfortunately, I am creating this GOFUND me page to help Geoff and Brenda Atchinson.  Caden's Dad(Geoff) and Grandmother(Brenda) were in a very serious car accident as Geoff was driving his mother here to CA from MI to be able to care for her.  <br /><br />Caden called Geoff at about 2pm on Saturday, 3/9, and all was going well and they were in Arizona and should be home around midnight.  During the phone call, Geoff asked my mom for prayer and said, you know Nana, you have a direct hot line to Jesus! LOL!  Nana and Caden prayed for them and to continue on their safe drive home.<br /><br />They drove about 100miles and exited to get gas and while driving to the gas station, they drove thru "Green Light" and out of no where they were struck/t-boned on Geoff's drivers side, which caused his vehicle to roll twice.  No fault of Geoff, there were witnesses that saw the <br />other car hit them.<br /><br />They definitely had protection around them and amazing that a fire truck happen to be driving by, so they jumped out and assisted right away.  2 of them were paramedics and were able to talk to Geoff to keep him calm as there was a lot of blood , due to head wounds.  The jaws of life were used to cut both of them out of the car and they were taken to the hospital, which happen to be one of the best trauma centers in Flagstaff, AZ.  Again, Prayer and Angels by their side! <br /><br />Geoff has suffered a broken sternum, fractured ribs, back injuries and 2-lesions to the head, one of which will need a plastic surgeon to be able to do skin graphs to close.  The other one was able to close with stitches and staples.  GrandmaBrenda has back injuries. <br /><br />We are so happy they are now back home in Costa Mesa, but it will be a long recovery.  Geoff will have about 3-6 months for recovery and Grandma a few months as well, which means that Geoff will not be able to work for quite a while and GrandmaBrenda is not employed.<br /><br />Therefore, I thought I would do something to HELP them during this difficult time.  I know they will need financial help and also visits, company in the near future.  Home cooked meals, or easy meals to prepare would also be great.  We would appreciate any donation to help them both and your kind, compassionate hearts and smiles!<br /><br />Thank you soo much for your time and generosity in advance!<br />Love, Lucia and Caden

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