By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Losing a loved one in a car accident is never easy. Those pains have been compounded for a Great Bend family after 23-year-old Skyler Warren was killed in a Christmas Eve crash. His girlfriend, Shelia Stiers, has been in Wichita since the accident taking care of her two daughters who were seriously injured in the accident. Skyler's mother, Jennifer Rosenberg-Meis, said the family will need help for some time to come.
"They live in a third-story apartment and they are both going to be coming home in wheelchairs so it's going to be very difficult," she said. "They said they could call the fire department and the fire department can get the girls in and out. Emma's going to have to have physical therapy three times a week."
On Dec. 24, just after 9 p.m., Warren's Mazda four-door struck a GMC Yukon head-on four miles east of Sterling. Katrina Wood, 16, suffered three fractures in her spine, a broken femur, broken ribs, a punctured lung, and head injuries. Emma Wood, 11, also suffered a broken femur, a broken wrist, and a broken arm that severed her radial nerves.
Stier and the girls currently have no access to a ground-floor apartment, and Stier's current vehicle will not be able to accommodate two wheelchairs. A GoFundMe page has been established to provide relief to Stiers while she stays in Wichita. Stiers can be contacted on Facebook Messenger, or Rosenberg-Meis can be reached at (785) 998-4456.
CLICK HERE to view the GoFundMe page.