{"id":1104,"date":"2018-05-23T19:48:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/georgia\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2022-05-25T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:49:00","slug":"emily-bowman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/georgia\/emily-bowman\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Bowman"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1104\" class=\"elementor elementor-1104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4db340f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4db340f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b5e05a2\" data-id=\"3b5e05a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b971aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b971aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_2376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2376\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/georgia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/05\/Emily-Bowman.resize2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2376\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily Bowman at the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 5K\/Walk Like MADD in Atlanta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Crash Anniversary: February 16, 2013<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>College student <span style=\"color: #b3272d\"><strong>Emily Bowman<\/strong><\/span> was visiting friends in Athens, Georgia on February 16, 2013 when a senseless, preventable crash upended her life. Struck from behind as a pedestrian by a pickup truck, she was left on the pavement as the driver sped away. Emily was not able to speak or move and underwent brain surgery as the first step on her long, courageous journey to recovery. That path included intensive therapy, and after 14 months, she spoke her first words! Through determination and hard work, Emily is now able to walk and spends her time sharing her story at MADD Georgia Victim Impact Panels, schools, and other groups. Her inspirational outlook and words of caution against the dangers of drunk driving have reached thousands in Georgia. We salute Emily as our 2018 Highlighted Victim and thank her and her family for sharing her story of hope.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crash Anniversary: February 16, 2013 College student Emily Bowman was visiting friends in Athens, Georgia on February 16, 2013 when a senseless, preventable crash upended her life. 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