A passenger was seriously injured in a crash last weekend that also killed the carâs young driver, according to state police.
Kiersten Atkinson, 19, has undergone multiple surgeries since being rushed to the hospital and is listed in critical condition, said her mother, Catrina Hill.
Atkinson Courtesy of Catrina Hill
âWeâre still not out of the woods yet,â Hill said. âItâs going to be a long road.â
Hill, of Elliston, said sheâs felt helpless as sheâs kept a worried watch over her only daughterâs bedside at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
âI feel like the most useless person in the world,â she said shakily. âIt feels like I canât do anything for her. I can hold her hand and try my best to keep her calm. But I canât fix it.â