Editor: On behalf of my husband and I, we want to extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation to all the first responders and emergency personnel that came to the aid of our daughter Dayna, after a very serious car accident in the late afternoon on Saturday, Dec. 15.
She was on her way to the Superstore in Langley and was driving on 192 Street just north of 32 Avenue, when she lost control of the car after hitting a pothole filled with water and rolled the car into the ditch. The events leading to the crash were a combination of a narrow dark street and bad weather conditions.
A big thanks to the driver who was behind her. We were told this driver was an off-duty emergency technician, who stopped to assist at the scene before the emergency personnel arrived.
We also want to thank RCMP Const. Eric Wilson, who contacted me by phone while on scene and performed in a very professional and compassionate manner as I was starting to panic. He kept reassuring me that our daughter was in the best of medical care.
Lastly, we also give our sincere thanks to all the medical staff at Royal Columbia Hospital in New Westminster for the excellent care for our daughter.
Our best Christmas gift this year is that Dayna, our daughter, is healthy, alive and did not suffer serious bodily injury.
We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best wishes for 2013.
Linda and Peter Ypenburg,
Surrey