Sullivan woman clinging to life after hit and run, why the family needs your help

A Sullivan woman is holding onto her life after she was involved in a hit and run.

Community members are coming together..

To support a woman who's fighting for her life.

In her honor..

They're holding a benefit after she was involved in a "hit and run."

News 10's jordan kudisch joins us live in our newsroom..

To share what the community is doing to help a "sullivan" woman in critical conditions.

"paralyzed" from the waist down..

That's the result of this hit and run..

And now "heather reeves" will have to learn a whole new life once she leaves the hospital.

Before her accident... she was evicted from her home.

Days later..

The bad news continued..

Where she was slammed by another vehicle.

By looking at these images--you can see just how hard that hit was.

She's currently in the hospital... in i-c-u.

And breathing from a ventilator.

Her cousin... reached out to us for help.

He's putting on a benefit to get her back on track once she's released.

It'll take place sunday the 20th..

Starting at 12 pm.

You can find it in "linton" at the v-f-w.

For the benefit..

B-b-q plates will be served..

And they're 10 dollars a person.

All of the money will go towards "heather."

Her cousin says..

It's to help her re-start a new life.

"it's just all gonna go straight to housing for her and her family that way she can get used to being able to be in her wheel chair, relearn how to do everyday life."

Coming up in the next half hour..

Reporting "it's just all gonna go straight to housing for her and her family that way she can get used to being able to be in her wheel chair, relearn how to do everyday life."

Coming up in the next half hour..

Reporting live in the newsroom, jordan kudisch, news