Woman remembers near deadly crash on Avenue 12 in Madera County

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Maria Balch remembered the grim time successful 2018 erstwhile she was successful a car clang conscionable a infinitesimal distant from her home.

"As I was stopped, I got rear-ended, pushed into oncoming traffic, and I was deed by a 350-utility truck. Head on, spun astir facing the different mode and ended up being successful my car portion it was connected fire," said Balch.

People who saw the clang and stopped helped Balch get retired of her vehicle. Within seconds, her car was up successful flames.

These photos amusement what her conveyance looked similar aft the occurrence was enactment out.

Every time she wakes up, she's reminded of the clang by the scars that are near connected her body.

"I person a alloy sheet with 12 screws successful my close arm, and I had reconstructive country connected my near side. I inactive spell to a neurologist for headaches, migraines, and it's gonna beryllium lifelong," said Balch.

On August 30th, Brittany Robbins didn't marque it location aft driving connected Avenue 12 adjacent Highway 41.

She died aboriginal that greeting connected Avenue 12 successful a clang with a large rig.

Balch said that since her clang six years ago, she's made it her life's ngo to make alteration connected Avenue 12.

"I person to deliberation of it arsenic it was 1 2nd of 1 infinitesimal of 1 hr of 1 day, and I can't fto that 1 2nd of 1 infinitesimal and 1 hr 1 time impact everything going forward, truthful God enactment maine present for a reason," said Balch.

There volition beryllium a vigil held connected Sunday nighttime to retrieve Brittany Robbins and others who mislaid their lives connected Avenue 12.

That gathering volition statesman astatine 7 p.m.

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