Young Obama Teen Blogger Escapes Near Fatal Accident Days Before DNC and Vows To Cover Historic Nomination Even If In a Wheelchair

Reposted from African American Political Pundit.

Felicia, Daughter of AfroSpear Blogger L.N. Rock, AKA"African American Political Pundit", will be youth blogger to the Democratic National Convention in spite of major injuries suffered in car accident.

The youngest daughter of AfroSpear member and Democratic National Convention blogger L.N. Rock, AKA ,African American Political Pundit, has been involved in a major auto accident, with serious injuries resulting. Felicia, 19, was a passenger in a car in which the driver fell asleep on Route 495 in Maryland, crossed the divider through the oncoming traffic lanes and flipped over twice to land in a ditch. Felicia is credentialed through the African American Political Pundit blog to cover the Democratic National Convention, August 25-28, as a youth reporter.

In a conversation over MSN, L.N. Rock reported, after speaking with his daughter and the driver of the car:

The car landed in a ditch, where Felicia was pinned in and had to be taken out by fire department professionals, with what I understand were the jaws of life. She was awake and was pinned in. When the fire department arrived she told them that she could not get out, was pinned in, could not move. A blanket was placed over her face as they began to tear open the door. Felicia was taken to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda Maryland and admitted. There was no alcohol or drugs involved in the accident and the driver was unharmed. In spite of the accident, says L. N. Rock, Felicia "plans to struggle to be with her dad, to videograph the Democratic National Convention, and report on the AAPP blog in a planned youth section."

Felicia says:

Barack Obama has won my "heart and mind" and I want to be there to witness history. I can only read about Martin Luther King, Jr., but I plan to be there to see Barack Obama nominated for president, even if I have to go in a wheel
chair.

Felicia will begin college this year, with offers of admission from Howard University in Washington DC and Montgomery College in Maryland. L.N. Rock says, "Her girlfriend went to sleep at the wheel." "It was a very serious accident, but Felicia will recover. She now has a full brace of her back and chest", but "she'll be home today from the hospital".

She is still determned to cover the Democratic National Convention for the AfroSpear as a youth blogger, witnessing and reporting on the historic nomination of Barack Obama. With Felicia's medical injuries, travel expenses for the convention will be even higher than previously expected. To make a contribution, visit this site: http://aapp.chipin.com/send-aapp-to-dncc2.