To all of our customers that want to know why our hair policy is as it it.
Shelbi Crouch, pictured on January 10 listening to her plastic surgeon, has undergone
several painful surgeries to recover after a freak go-kart accident six months ago
Crouch previously had beautiful long, strawberry blonde hair, pictured
Shelbi Crouch, pictured
here, nearly died after her
hair caught in the axle of a
Go-Kart, her first ever ride
in one of the vehicles
Ms Crouch was wearing a helmet and some sort of neck brace. She was told that her hair was fine peeking
out from underneath the helmet. But when the kart hit a bump, her hair somehow got lodged in one of the
axles. Her hair and scalp was essentially ripped off.
Her mother, Sherri Crouch-Wilson, told the station that her daughter suffered a whole host of injuries,
including a skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, broken temporal bones, and paralysis on her face.
Mrs Crouch-Wilson said that the most difficult thing for her daughter remains coming to terms with her loss.
‘She’s really struggling with…the identity of not having that hair and probably never being about to have her
own hair,’ she told WTHR in September.
Ms Crouch, who was voted to have the best hair of her high school class, now frequents doctors’ and
surgeons’ offices to repair the damage from the freak accident.
Already, the 20-year-old has had several painful surgeries and skin grafts, and can expect many more.
For now, Ms Crouch often covers her head with hats, caps, and scarves.
Many ask her if she’s undergoing chemotherapy. Her story can be further read in the Daily Journal.
Ms Crouch talks with plastic surgeon Juan Socas, at
Methodist Hospital in Greenwood, Indiana over her
treatment options on January 10
Brave woman, 20, who lost more than 80% of her scalp in
freak go-kart accident reveals her scars
Shelbi Crouch, now 20, was 19 when she lost 80% of her scalp in freak go-kart accident
Her curly strawberry-blonde hair became stuck in axle of kart
Now faces long recovery process, which includes painful surgeries and skin grafts
An Indiana woman who lost more than half her scalp during a horrific go-kart accident six months ago is now going
through the difficult healing process.
Shelbi Crouch, who before the accident had beautiful long, strawberry blonde hair, now spends her time visiting
plastic surgeons in order to repair her scalp.
She nearly died after her hair caught in the axle of a kart at Whiteland Raceway Park in Indianapolis, her first ever ride
in one of the vehicles.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Story #1 Shelbi Crouch
The story from the Daily Mail
Story #2 Matia Ruffin
The story from the Daily Mail
'I was thinking I was going to die': Teenage girl's hair is ripped from her scalp after it
got stuck in a go-kart engine at a Virginia amusement park - forcing paramedics to
cut the vehicle apart to lift her out
WARNING: Graphic Images
Matia Ruffin, 16, was left traumatized after her hair was ripped from her scalp at Fun
Land in Fredericksburg over the weekend
Cell phone footage shows paramedics working to free the girl from the vehicle,
which left Ruffin with a large bald spot and in a lot of pain
Unique Coleman, Ruffin's mother, shared that the family had been on the new multi-
level go-kart race track when she heard the frantic screaming
Coleman and Fun Land employees used two knives and wire cutters to try to cut
Ruffin free but just left her in more pain before authorities arrived
Paramedics had to take apart the vehicle and use a harness to retrieve the teen
The high school sophomore is beyond distraught since losing her shoulder-length
hair, unable to return to school
Ruffin's braid was stuck for what felt like an hour, the teen shared.
'It was horrible. It was scary, horrifying, it was bad,' Ruffin said.
Coleman and Fun Land employees used two knives and wire cutters to try to cut
Ruffin free but just left her in more pain before authorities arrived.
Paramedics had to take the vehicle apart and use a harness to free the teen.
'She had a blood clot where her scalp actually lifted from her skull,' the mother
said.
The high school sophomore is beyond distraught since losing her
shoulder-length hair, and has been unable to return to school.
'It's completely bald, there's nothing there,' she said. 'I'm self-conscious,
scared to show people. I'm stuck with it for life. I have nightmares about it.
I think about it all the time.'
On their website, Fun Land states that visitors with hair longer than their
shoulder have to have it secured. Ruffin asserted that hers was tied but
became loose because of high speed.
'The staff, I didn't feel like they were equipped to handle any emergency
situation,' Coleman added.
Fun Land personnel stressed that no incident like this has happened previously
and said that safety policies were in place to handle emergency situations.
Pictures and video are courtesy of The Daily Mail Website
By MATTHEW WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:01 EST, 5 March 2020 | UPDATED: 18:12 EST, 5 March 2020
Story #2 (Matia Ruffin)
Story #1 (Shelbi Crouch)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270470/Shelbi-Crouch-Bravery-woman-20-lost-80-scalp-freak-kart-accident.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8079637/Girls-hair-ripped-scalp-got-stuck-kart-Virginia-amusement-park.html
To all of our customers that want to know why our hair policy is as it it.
Shelbi Crouch, pictured on January 10 listening to her plastic surgeon, has undergone
several painful surgeries to recover after a freak go-kart accident six months ago
Crouch previously had beautiful long, strawberry blonde hair, pictured
Shelbi Crouch, pictured
here, nearly died after her
hair caught in the axle of a
Go-Kart, her first ever ride
in one of the vehicles
Ms Crouch was wearing a helmet and some sort of neck brace. She was told that her hair was fine peeking
out from underneath the helmet. But when the kart hit a bump, her hair somehow got lodged in one of the
axles. Her hair and scalp was essentially ripped off.
Her mother, Sherri Crouch-Wilson, told the station that her daughter suffered a whole host of injuries,
including a skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, broken temporal bones, and paralysis on her face.
Mrs Crouch-Wilson said that the most difficult thing for her daughter remains coming to terms with her loss.
‘She’s really struggling with…the identity of not having that hair and probably never being about to have her
own hair,’ she told WTHR in September.
Ms Crouch, who was voted to have the best hair of her high school class, now frequents doctors’ and
surgeons’ offices to repair the damage from the freak accident.
Already, the 20-year-old has had several painful surgeries and skin grafts, and can expect many more.
For now, Ms Crouch often covers her head with hats, caps, and scarves.
Many ask her if she’s undergoing chemotherapy. Her story can be further read in the Daily Journal.
Ms Crouch talks with plastic surgeon Juan Socas, at
Methodist Hospital in Greenwood, Indiana over her
treatment options on January 10
Brave woman, 20, who lost more than 80% of her scalp in
freak go-kart accident reveals her scars
Shelbi Crouch, now 20, was 19 when she lost 80% of her scalp in freak go-kart accident
Her curly strawberry-blonde hair became stuck in axle of kart
Now faces long recovery process, which includes painful surgeries and skin grafts
An Indiana woman who lost more than half her scalp during a horrific go-kart accident six months ago is now going
through the difficult healing process.
Shelbi Crouch, who before the accident had beautiful long, strawberry blonde hair, now spends her time visiting
plastic surgeons in order to repair her scalp.
She nearly died after her hair caught in the axle of a kart at Whiteland Raceway Park in Indianapolis, her first ever ride
in one of the vehicles.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Story #1 Shelbi Crouch
The story from the Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270470/Shelbi-Crouch-Bravery-woman-20-lost-80-scalp-freak-kart-accident.html
Story #2 Matia Ruffin
The story from the Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8079637/Girls-hair-ripped-scalp-got-stuck-kart-Virginia-amusement-park.html
'I was thinking I was going to die': Teenage girl's hair is ripped from her scalp after it
got stuck in a go-kart engine at a Virginia amusement park - forcing paramedics to
cut the vehicle apart to lift her out
WARNING: Graphic Images
Matia Ruffin, 16, was left traumatized after her hair was ripped from her scalp at Fun
Land in Fredericksburg over the weekend
Cell phone footage shows paramedics working to free the girl from the vehicle,
which left Ruffin with a large bald spot and in a lot of pain
Unique Coleman, Ruffin's mother, shared that the family had been on the new multi-
level go-kart race track when she heard the frantic screaming
Coleman and Fun Land employees used two knives and wire cutters to try to cut
Ruffin free but just left her in more pain before authorities arrived
Paramedics had to take apart the vehicle and use a harness to retrieve the teen
The high school sophomore is beyond distraught since losing her shoulder-length
hair, unable to return to school
Ruffin's braid was stuck for what felt like an hour, the teen shared.
'It was horrible. It was scary, horrifying, it was bad,' Ruffin said.
Coleman and Fun Land employees used two knives and wire cutters to try to cut
Ruffin free but just left her in more pain before authorities arrived.
Paramedics had to take the vehicle apart and use a harness to free the teen.
'She had a blood clot where her scalp actually lifted from her skull,' the mother
said.
The high school sophomore is beyond distraught since losing her
shoulder-length hair, and has been unable to return to school.
'It's completely bald, there's nothing there,' she said. 'I'm self-conscious,
scared to show people. I'm stuck with it for life. I have nightmares about it.
I think about it all the time.'
On their website, Fun Land states that visitors with hair longer than their
shoulder have to have it secured. Ruffin asserted that hers was tied but
became loose because of high speed.
'The staff, I didn't feel like they were equipped to handle any emergency
situation,' Coleman added.
Fun Land personnel stressed that no incident like this has happened previously
and said that safety policies were in place to handle emergency situations.
Pictures and video are courtesy of The Daily Mail Website
By MATTHEW WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:01 EST, 5 March 2020 | UPDATED: 18:12 EST, 5 March 2020
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Story #1 (Shelbi Crouch)
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