TV-VIDEO TEACHER'S DAUGHTER HURT IN CAR CRASH.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry Daily News Staff Writer The Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. woman who appears in a cable-access tutorial show and the ``Mrs. Rogers'' instructional video series is flying to Florida today Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Melbourne, Brevard County and the Space Coast region of Florida. It was founded in 1966 by the Gannett corporation. to be with her daughter, who was critically injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in an alcohol-related traffic collision. Jewels Marie Rogers, 19, who attended area schools, suffered life-threatening injuries Dec. 8, when her truck was hit by a car operated by an alleged drunk driver who was being chased by police. Rogers suffered a broken neck, ribs, legs, wrist and ankle, and a punctured punc·ture v. punc·tured, punc·tur·ing, punc·tures v.tr. 1. To pierce with a pointed object. 2. To make (a hole) by piercing. 3. To cause to collapse by piercing. lung. ``The hospital said they'd never seen anyone arrive with so many internal and external injuries alive,'' said the teen's mother, Mary Lou Rogers. ``She's fighting for her life.'' The motorist who hit Jewels Rogers, Richard Carter, 25, of Jacksonville, Fla., has been charged with causing serious bodily injury while driving drunk, reckless driving reckless driving n. operation of an automobile in a dangerous manner under the circumstances, including speeding (or going too fast for the conditions, even though within the posted speed limit), driving after drinking (but not drunk), having too many passengers in and several other counts, officials said. Carter posted $25,000 bail and was released from jail Friday. ``My God, that ticks me off. That's amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. to me,'' Mary Lou Rogers said of the incident. ``That just makes me sick.'' Officials said Carter's Camaro ran a red light and hit Jewels Rogers' truck with such force that she was thrown free of her vehicle, landing 100 feet away against a cement curb. She was not wearing her seat belt, officials said. Jewels Rogers attended both Thousand Oaks and Westlake High schools Westlake High School may refer to:
She left Thousand Oaks a few months ago to seek a new life for herself, and had been working at two restaurants, Mary Lou Rogers said. The family has set up an Internet site to provide updates about Jewels' condition. The address is http://members.aol.com/prayjewels. A trust fund also has been set up for her. Donations can be sent to Jewels Rogers Trust Fund, Compass Bank, 299 Monument Road, Jacksonville, FL 32225, Account No. 71776913. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Mary Lou Rogers has set up a Web site on her daughter, Jewels Marie Rogers, who was hurt in a Florida car crash. Evan Yee/Daily News |
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