LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A Lubbock family says their lives were changed forever when police say a 20-year-old man intentionally crashed into their loved one’s car as part of a suicide attempt last month.
Gracey Breitschopf, 23, remains in the trauma ICU at UMC after suffering a traumatic brain injury, severe spinal cord injury, broken ribs and torn neck ligaments in the Nov. 29 crash near 34th Street and University Avenue. She was in a coma for eight days and is now on a ventilator, though she can respond through hand signals.
Police arrested Javier Valenzzuela after he told officers he hit another car on purpose. According to the police report, Valenzzuela told police he was emotionally upset and had consumed five shots of alcohol before driving…