Colby Watkins Injured in car accident - Justin Crawford has notified us that Colby Watkins a 22 year old, barrel racer from Shelbyville, KY was severely injured near St. Louis , MO around 8:30 Saturday morning..  She was flown to a St. Louis hospital where she remained unconscious for over 8 hours.  She was then flown to University Hospital in Louisville , KY were she had surgery to remove fluid from her lungs.  She is currently in ICU and has four broken ribs and a severely broken leg which they will operate on possibly Wednesday or Thursday.  She is showing improvement and will hopefully be removed from ICU in the next day or so.  Many of you will recognize her from her barrel racing or may know her dad who is a pickup man for the PRCA and I was informed he was in Cheyenne when the accident occurred.  

The accident occurred when a 17 year old driving a Cadillac Escalade cut in front of Colby, who was in a 2005 Dodge 1 ton pickup.  Both the driver and his passenger tested positive for drugs.  The driver escaped uninjured but his passenger died of his injuries.  Rodeo Attitude's Chad 2000 - Cowboys Against Drunk Drivers encourages cowboys to display the Chad 2000 stickers as a reminder to not drive while drinking (or under the influence of any drug!).  We also support the Cowboy Promise Program started by DeWayne Spaw to encourage young people to promise never to use drugs.  More cowboys and cowgirls are killed or injured traveling to and from events than are injured in the arena!

We will all pray for Colby's quick recovery that she will soon be back in the arena.