8-Year-Old in Fight for Life After Devastating Crash Claims Brother, Father
A horrible accident took place last week in Sodus Township, Michigan. A 42-year-old father was driving his two sons east on Sodus Parkway on Sept. 20 when he lost control of his vehicle on the slippery road and the car…
A horrible accident took place last week in Sodus Township, Michigan. A 42-year-old father was driving his two sons east on Sodus Parkway on Sept. 20 when he lost control of his vehicle on the slippery road and the car veered into oncoming traffic.
The 2015 Toyota Corolla he was driving was no match for the 2018 Subaru Outback that slammed into the passenger side, immediately killing father Robert Keys, 42, and his 13-year old son, Sylas.
The only bright spots in this tragedy were that the people in the Subaru were treated for only minor injuries and Elliot Keys, 8, was alive — but in critical condition.
After the accident, Elliot had to be removed from the crumpled remains of the Toyota with the “jaws of life” tool and was immediately life-flighted to Bronson Healthcare in Kalamazoo for surgery, according to The Herald-Palladium.
On Wednesday, still in critical condition, he was moved to Ann Arbor for more surgery.
The mother of the two boys, Ashley Ampersee, was in a women’s discipleship group at her church when she got the devastating news. But since then, she has been surrounded by layers of community, all doing what they can to support her and her surviving son.