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Second Life, Part I: Drunk Driving Victim Using Near-Death Experience to Educate

John Eagan

Story Created: May 30, 2008 at 9:35 AM EST

Story Updated: May 30, 2008 at 1:37 PM EST

     Jade Combie isn't shy about showing what happened to her the night Joshua Lipton nearly killed her.
     But dealing with the the injuries is only half her battle. 
     The man responsible was so unremorseful he actually dressed up like a jail bird for Halloween a week or two after he nearly killed her, and then posted the picture on his Facebook web page.
     Jade fights the emotions every day,  but the young woman has turned her ordeal into an opportunity.
     And she's doing it with a little help from her 11-year-old cousin.
     Jade has turned her accident into a school play about the consequences of drinking, where students actually re-enacted the crash.
     Jade also plans to speak about her experience at area schools.
     The young woman who has been through so much hopes her words get through to at least one child.
     ABC 6 reporter Robert Goulston has Part I of her inspiring story...

Saturday, Jun 14 at 6:23 PM James deBar wrote ...

PLEASE COME AND SHARE YOUR NDE EXPERIENCES at My Self, My Soul ... ”My Self, My Soul” Have you had an Near Death Experience? In particular, how did your NDE change you and your life? http://myselfmysoul.blogspot.com/

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