Laurie injured
By TMX Archives on 6th Dec 04
Female ace paralysed in US crash THE OFF-ROAD community is pulling together to support a fund-raising appeal after 16-year-old Laurie Squirrell was left seriously injured in a crash in the USA at the end of November. Laurie, the first and so far only female rider to achieve ACU Expert status, was left paralysed from the chest down after a practice crash while competing in the Women's Motocross Association World Cup in San Antonio, Texas, when she was hit by her bike. After an extensive operation to stabilise her injury it's hoped that Laurie will be well enough to be flown home to Stowmarket in Suffolk. It's hoped enough money can be raised to send her to a specialist hospital in Israel where an operation similar to the one Christopher Reeve underwent can be performed. Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so using the following details... Beneficiary: Laurie Squirrell Bank: Barclays Bank Sort code: 20 82 75 Account Number: 70820342 Branch: Stow Market / Needham Market SWIFT Code (for transfers from overseas): BARCGB22 Charity auctions will be held on eBAY to buy kit donated by professional riders - more details will follow soon. Any members of the public who wish to send Laurie words of encouragement can do so to lauriesquirrell@eons.net A fund-raising race meeting has been arranged at Mildenhall on January 25. Anyone wishing to ride must book in beforehand - for more details fire off an email to denise.matthew@btinternet.com