Rylie Ward was crossing a North Salt Lake intersection on her way to school in September when the 11-year-old was struck by a car on what is a common route for a lot of children in the area.
“I expected to hear, ‘Yeah, she’s fine’ and maybe broke an arm or maybe broke a leg but she’s fine. And then my husband answered, ‘I don’t know,’ it sent me into panic mode,” said Rylie’s mother, Jessica Ward.
Following the accident at Center Street near 350 East, Rylie needed surgery to relieve pressure and stop bleeding around her skull. In all, she spent nearly a month recovering in the hospital recovering…