Candlelight vigils were held across West Virginia Sunday night by many education groups as part of the ongoing teacher strike protest, but Roane County was holding a vigil in honor of a teacher that was in a car wreck on Friday.
Roane County teacher Bonita Schreckengost, known to many in the community as B.J., was in a car wreck while returning from the capitol on Friday.
Three teachers were in the car when it hydroplaned and rolled several times on I-79.
Two other teachers have minor injuries while Schreckengost, who was not wearing a seatbelt in the backseat, was thrown from the car and suffered a broken back, pelvis and internal bleeding.
According to a GoFundMe page set up on Schreckengost's behalf. she is a single mom to a four-year-old and is "currently going through multiple surgeries and will have an extensive road to recovery." The account was set up to assist with medical expenses.
Fred Albert, president of AFT-Kanawha said they plan to ask every teacher and service personnel that enters the capitol on Monday to donate $1 to help the Schreckengost family through this tough time.
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