Bakersfield, CA- Members of a local roller derby team are rallying around one of their own.
Nancy Valles and her children were seriously hurt when a car crashed into them outside a local eatery.
Julie Valles, 7, is back on her skates after spending days in the hospital, thinking she would never skate again.
“When i got pinned between the wall I just like closed my eyes,” said Julie Valles, 7.
On July 8, Julie, her mom, and her brother, were getting ice cream at Super King Express, when a car that was involved in an accident, barreled toward them.
The three were pinned between the wall and the vehicle
“What was going through my mind was fear, was the scariest thing in my life, said Eric Valles, 12.
“I still have flashbacks of the truck coming towards us and the trauma my kids are going through, said Nancy.
Nancy suffered critical injuries and is unable to work.
As a member of The Bakersfield Diamond Divas roller derby team, she's also unable to do what she loves most, skate.
Nancy said, “My injuries are bad, I broke my femur and it was actually pushed backwards and then I broke both bones right below my knee. So in the top part of my leg I have a rod and in the bottom part I have a plate with screws going down my leg.”
That’s why her derby sisters are rolling in to help.
“She is not only an employee here at Skateland she is also one of our diva sisters and we will be helping her in any way that we need to be helping her, said Helen Swall, Skateland owner and Diamond Divas member.
This weekend they will hold a fundraiser barbecue to get the wheels turning and help Nancy and her family get back on their feet.
“I am so blessed that we are all alive,” said Nancy. She adds, “I'll eventually skate again, it might take me a couple years but i will, I'm not getting rid of my skates.”
The drive-thru barbecue takes place Sunday from 11:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Skateland on Ming Avenue.
Tickets can be bought ahead of time at Skateland, for $10.