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Schoolgirl left brain damaged after being flung from sunroof she was hanging out of as car turned corner
Elexis Robinson, 17, was severely injured after falling from the sunroof of a moving car in a parking lot when the teenage driver turned sharply. She is recovering in hospital from a traumatic brain injury, and her family faces an uncertain prognosis.
Robinson suffered a skull fracture and three brain bleeds. Her mother says she is confused and disoriented when awake and struggles to remember basic details; doctors may need up to a year to assess her recovery. Robinson was two credits short of graduating, and no charges had been filed against the driver, according to local media.
In short
- A 17-year-old was badly injured after falling from a moving car’s sunroof.
- She suffered a skull fracture and three brain bleeds.
- Her long-term recovery remains uncertain.