Colorado Woman Crawls Home For 14 Hours After Devastating Accident

A 75-year-old Colorado woman crawled home for 14 hours with a broken femur after an accident where her trailer jackknifed, according to a local outlet.

Charlene Kirby told Denver 7 on Thursday that she’d been pulling weeds and dealing with tree limbs on her property to set things up for her grandson’s wedding. She was driving the debris to a gully located on her land when her trailer jackknifed. The woman’s side-by-side began “running” over her, prompting her to turn to run — only to end up falling. The interview can be viewed here.

“I was standing right behind the side-by-side, and I was pulling straight the trailer — to straighten it out. And the side-by-side started running backwards over me. So, I started running backwards, and then I turned to run, and that’s when I fell. Miracle number one, the trailer jackknifed again, and the side-by-side did not run over the top of me, but when I fell, I knew I broke my femur. I could feel it,” Kirby said.

Kirby, a former first responder and emergency room nurse, crawled inch by inch overnight for 14 hours until she reached her home. She recalled the journey to the outlet and credited her faith with helping her survive the accident while speaking with Denver 7.

“I was like, ‘Lord, I need your help.’ So I started quoting the 23rd Psalm: ‘Though I walk through the valley shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for thou art with me.’ And then I said, ‘Lord, please cover me with your angels. Please cover me and give me your protection. Give me my angels to help me get out of this,” she said.