Justice4Ariel

Justice4Ariel On Nov 23, 2024, Ariel’s life changed because someone decided to drive drunk. Her injuries are severe. (full name removed for post) part.

This was a business page that is no longer in use and was modified to keep everyone updated on her condition and progression of the case. This is a letter that I wrote the judge for the bond hearing. This will provide some detail to the terrifying night of November 23, 2024. On Saturday, November 23, 2024, I said goodbye to my 17-year-old daughter as I left for work at Greenville Memorial Hospital

as an ER nurse. She was doing her nails and planning to go to a friend’s house to watch Christmas movies and drink hot chocolate. I received a call at 2335 from her friend who was clearly shaken on the phone. She said Ariel was hit by a drunk driver, her dad was with her, and EMS was on the way. Mattie is a classmate and close friend of Ariel’s who summoned up a great amount of strength to keep me updated on Ariel’s state of consciousness and when she left the scene. I clocked out and waited by the ER bay until my heart was brought in on a stretcher as a trauma from a selfish act on S.J. Words cannot explain what it was like watching your child be worked up as a trauma. I will list her injuries so you can get an idea of the severity of her injuries which is why I am unable to be there today. Injuries include;
Her right and left femurs are broken
Left hip broken
Right and left arms broken
5 broken ribs
A pneumothorax which is where the lung collapses which later became a hemothorax because it started to collect blood. This ended up needing a chest tube. A liver laceration which required her to go to the operating room to evaluate the extent of the injury, for which she still has a JP drain placed for the collection of fluid and blood. In total, she has had 5 surgeries, multiple invasive procedures, and countless radiology scans. Ariel will still need more during her ICU course. On top of everything else, Ariel was diagnosed with diffuse axonal injury which is a severe traumatic brain injury that causes shearing or tearing of the brain’s nerve fibers, as well as a fat embolism in her brain that is caused by the multiple breaks to her body. Unfortunately, we won’t know her long term prognosis for up to two years from now. My daughter’s broken bones will heal, however her brain may not. She is unresponsive and on a ventilator to keep her breathing due to the severity of her injuries. Today, she is going back to the OR for a tracheostomy and a feeding tube placement. I plead with you not to allow this woman to be released and potentially end another child’s life. She has three children of her own and still made the decision to get behind the wheel not knowing who’s life she would endanger. My daughter is a senior and is dual enrolled in a mechatronics program. She is one of the smartest and kind people that I know. Her infectious laugh and bubbly personality may never return. Her bright future was ripped from her in a split second. My worst nightmare happened that night and that may have been the last time I ever heard her tell me she loved me. Thank you,
Tabitha

After Ariel had her PEG tube and tracheostomy placed, her PEG became displaced, and her abdomen was full of tube feeds and medications. She was rushed to emergency surgery where they had to do an open abdominal surgery and wash her out. She became septic and it was another terrifying event to this nightmare. She continued to have fevers and several infections. It felt like she kept meeting hurdles to her healing. As of 01/03/25, which is the date I am adding this information she is healing. She is truly a MIRACLE and GIFT from God. Over the past week in a half, she has progressed in an amazing and awing way. Our God is AWESOME and He is ABLE to heal! We are on track to go to rehab at Craig Hospital in Colorado on Jan. 6th provided we do not have any additional setbacks.

Monday took a toll on me physically, mentally, and emotionally. I wanted to take a breather before responding to this me...
06/19/2026

Monday took a toll on me physically, mentally, and emotionally. I wanted to take a breather before responding to this message. My friends also came to my defense when I needed a break. Thank you 💕

I am not sure what was supposed to be gained from your response on Ariel’s page. Am I supposed to feel bad that Stephanie got a 10 year sentence because she has been sober since the accident? Being sober for a year and a half does not equal recovery or transformation when under legal requirements to do so, by alcohol monitoring and house arrest.
I would like to think that if Stephanie has made the recovery you describe she wouldn’t be proud of you promoting her on the page of a child she almost killed and is now forced to live a life of chronic PAIN, cognitive deficits, and missed opportunity to say the least.
I was notified of this court date at 1038 am on Monday. It gave us 5 hours to rearrange our day and notify anyone that could be there.
Stephanie’s side of the courtroom obviously had plenty of notice.
Her attorney didn’t allow some of the pictures that I brought to show the judge.
Ariel’s side wasn’t given the information or opportunity to submit letters from friends and family to explain how Ariel has changed like Stephanie’s did.
As I said in court… it doesn’t feel like remorse from Stephanie when she asked for her alcohol monitoring to be removed. I don’t care that it costs $22 a month. I am happy to compare bills anytime. It also doesn’t feel like remorse when it took Stephanie a year and a half to FINALLY plead. I wanted to go to trial!!! Which would have given her 15 years. Unfortunately, the prosecutor disagreed.
The fact of the matter is there will never be justice for Ariel! There is NO amount of good deeds, prison time, money, or transformation from Stephanie that will give my daughter back what she has lost. Maybe I will post my victim impact statement sometime because I have mostly shared Ariel’s wins here. I have rarely shared the ugly things she has to deal with.
Thankfully the judge heard my cry and saw Ariel’s tears!
I will continue to pray for Stephanie and her children but I don’t feel bad!

What a day! Court went at least until 5. We are emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted! First of all… someone o...
06/15/2026

What a day! Court went at least until 5. We are emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted!
First of all… someone on FB reminded me that while this was completely unexpected timing and we scrambled to get ourselves and support people to court today. It was God’s timing. As I prayed on the way to court I was reminded that God has had His hand over this entire situation. From the moment he had Leslie following Stephanie (drunk driver) to witnessing the impact and responding on the scene. He was with Ariel that night and EVERY single day since. He was with me today as I shared my victim impact statement. Ariel was too emotional to share. She was going to read the poem my niece wrote. There is a video on this page of Ariel reading it for anyone that wants to listen. The prosecutor read it for her. I have many things I would like to share but I’m just exhausted.
God heard our prayers! The plea deal was that if she plead guilty she could get up to 10 years in prison. This plea has been on the table for a while and I asked that it be removed. The judge ultimately had the decision to sentence up to 10 yrs but no more, or she could have given time served or any other mixture of sentences.
The judge was a visiting judge. She was Great! She listened and took her time with her decision. We asked that she give the full 10 yr sentence. She took a break to reflect and ultimately she gave the 10 year prison sentence. The max if we went to a jury trial is 15yrs. She is getting credit for the time she spent in jail and house arrest which is 560ish days( I don’t remember the exact).
Please keep Ariel in your prayers (me too) she has really been struggling emotionally since her last accident. The more she heals the more the fear factor is back.
Overall a win for today! Thank you to everyone that was able to show up last minute 💕
Pic so it will post to both accounts

We NEED BIG PRAYERS!!! I just got a call from the victim advocates office and they forgot to notify us of court today. I...
06/15/2026

We NEED BIG PRAYERS!!! I just got a call from the victim advocates office and they forgot to notify us of court today. I asked them to change the date and got some push back. They did get it moved to 330. Ariel and I will be reading our victim impact statements. Hopefully the judge will punish the full sentence of the deal they offered her.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💕

Happy Friday Everyone! Life has been throwing some speed balls and sometimes it’s hard to share. Ariel was in another ac...
06/05/2026

Happy Friday Everyone! Life has been throwing some speed balls and sometimes it’s hard to share. Ariel was in another accident.
She was not hurt and she was not driving, but it was her car. Her BF was driving and she was a passenger. He wasn’t at fault, it was a simple rear-ending at a busy intersection.
She is dealing with significant emotional trauma after this. Her brain is healing and the fear factor is back. It’s a blessing that she is healing but it comes with a ton of emotional challenges. Honestly, I have also struggled, since once again I was at work and received a call that she had been in an accident. Please pray for us as we process this! Especially Ariel!

Side note! 🤗If there are any investors or millionaires that would like to create a bubble 🫧for my child let me know! 💕

05/25/2026

Check out Nailed it 💅 by Ariel’s video.

05/22/2026
Happy Mother’s Day 💐to all the moms, fur moms, adopted moms, stepmoms, moms pulling double duty💪, and whoever I may have...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day 💐
to all the moms, fur moms, adopted moms, stepmoms, moms pulling double duty💪, and whoever I may have missed! I hope you have a great day celebrating you 💕

We have a WIN! 🙌🏼Praise God! Today’s hearing was a motion for the defendant to get her alcohol monitoring removed. The j...
04/20/2026

We have a WIN! 🙌🏼Praise God!
Today’s hearing was a motion for the defendant to get her alcohol monitoring removed. The judge heard my plea and couldn’t miss Ariel’s tears. He denied the request to have the alcohol monitoring to be removed! 🙌🏼
Next month there will be a status conference between the attorneys and judge to determine next steps.

Thank you all for your prayers 🙏 God heard our prayers! We need to hold these drunk drivers accountable to keep our babies and loved ones safe! There are too many repeat offenders!

Here is a sweet pic of Ariel and Mattie at court today!

Thank you to all who came to support us! 💕 2.5 rows filled with our people!

We are supposed to have a court date on Monday. The last couple of dates were canceled so hopefully this one sticks. Ple...
04/19/2026

We are supposed to have a court date on Monday. The last couple of dates were canceled so hopefully this one sticks. Please keep us in your prayers 🙏

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