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Popular Kansas City metro artist seriously injured in Grandview crash
GRANDVIEW, Mo. – Doctors say a popular Kansas City metro artist is lucky to be alive.
Jonnie Rae Herbert, the popular paint party artist based in the Kansas City metro, remains in the hospital, . Herbert's family said she's suffered over a dozen serious injuries in the crash.
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Herbert's family believes she's a miracle. The family said when her SUV collided with another car on on the frontage road near I-49 in Grandview, Herbert's .
Herbert's husband, Jake Herbert, said she suffered a wide array of injuries, including two broken legs, a collapsed lung and a few broken vertebrae.
The family added that several drivers stopped after the crash to protect her from the flames until emergency workers arrived.
'Literally every limb is broken,' Jake Herbert said on Wednesday. 'The biggest thing is her pain. Watching her suffer is not – it's a very difficult thing to watch her experience. Our son is having trouble understanding what's going on.'
Jonnie Rae Herbert is known for her popular paint parties, where groups of friends often gather to make art on easels while enjoying wine and snacks. She often wins online popularity votes as being the best at her craft, but the family believes she'll be unable to work for the foreseeable future.
'She goes from running a very successful business that she brings so much passion and joy to, to not being able to feed herself. We're here at her bedside with her,' Morgan Elliott, Herbert's best friend, said.
The family says calls and messages are coming from all around, including some from overseas, from people hoping and praying for her quick recovery.
'I can't look at the pictures because they shook me so bad. Just so other people know, she's a miracle just being here,' Jan Stumfull, Herbert's mother, said.
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A spokesperson for the Grandview Police Department told FOX4 News there's no report available on that crash as of Tuesday. There's also no word on injuries involving the other car or its occupants involved in Herbert's crash.
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