21-year-old Izabella Gomez is facing a long road to recovery after suffering life-threatening injuries in a Denver crash her family says was caused by a suspected impaired driver.
Gomez, described by loved ones as energetic, compassionate, and determined, remains hospitalized with multiple broken ribs, a fractured pelvis, and injuries to her spleen and liver. Doctors expect she will spend several more weeks in the hospital before beginning extensive rehabilitation.
“She’s a fighter,” said her mother, Lea Lopez, “She’s determined not to let this define her.”…