The holidays have been awful for Marty Cordova and his family. The 1995 AL Rookie of the Year spent the last seven days in a Salt Lake City hospital at the bedside of his 15-year-old daughter.
On the morning of Dec. 16, Ashley McAdam was heading to Herriman High School just outside Salt Lake City. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a friend that was hit by a truck as it pulled into school. In addition to the head trauma, she broke her jaw, elbow and thighbone.
So far, she has been unresponsive. Cordova and Ashley's mother, Tamara McAdam-Burleigh, have set up a Facebook page "Supporting Ashley McAdam" where people can offer support. Friends and family have written dozens of messages and posted songs, photos and videos.
The teenage driver of the car broke her collar bone, and a passenger in the back seat needed back surgery. The truck struck the car right where Ashley was sitting.
"She's the victim of a tragic accident," Cordova said. "What I want is for people to see that this can happen to your own kids. Hug your kids spend time with them. And pay attention when you're behind the wheel of a car. Anything can happen."
Cordova, a high school friend of Dana White, is often seen around UFC events. He was recently seen in a White vlog (5:20 mark) before UFC 124. Cordova was on the roadtrip to Montreal.
The Cordovas are asking for donations.
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