Woman critical after New Year’s wreck
A Bethany woman remains in critical condition after she struck a tree near her home New Year’s Eve.
The victim, Dawn Marie Newby, 24, remained in the trauma intensive care unit at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga at press time. According to her father, Joe Newby, his daughter suffered head injuries along with a pelvic injury and possible neurological damage to her right eye in the crash. She was airlifted to the facility by LifeForce helicopter shortly following the accident.
According to sheriff’s department reports, Newby was traveling northbound on Bethany Road when she lost control of her 1993 Cougar and struck a tree. The accident happened just after 11 p.m. New Year’s Eve, very near Newby’s home.
Mr. Newby says his daughter is doing better but will have a long road to recovery.
“She’s better but she’s still in intensive care,” Mr. Newby said. “It’s going to take a while for her to recover. She’ll have to have some therapy for her injuries.”