Government lawyer jobs Car Accident Speeding Turns Texan Into 'Biggest Loser' Who Fights Back
An adage in life is that speed kills. But it's more than a saying. It's a harsh reality. Ask Abby Rike of Mabank, TX, who lost her family to a speeding driver three years ago. Now she's sharing her story as a contestant on NBC's The Biggest Loser, airing Tuesdays at 7 p.m. CST.
On the show's season premiere Sept. 15, Rike revealed that three years ago she lost her husband, her 5 year old daughter and her 2 week old son when they were hit head-on by another car.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety reports, driver Justin Reller, 28, of Kemp was witnessed travelling at an estimated 100 mph on State Highway 198. When he rounded the so-called Phalba Curve he lost control, careening into oncoming traffic and colliding with the van carrying Rike's family. They all died at the scene, as did he.
This left Rike alone and devastated. She revealed on The Biggest Loser that it became a battle for her just to get up each day and face life. For comfort, the high school teacher sought solace in food, and as a result she gained weight to the point of 247 pounds, her starting weight on The Biggest Loser's fall season.
Each week contestants exercise and work to lose pounds, and at least one is voted off from among those with the least proportionate weight loss. Rike, 35, was not among the lesser losers in week one.
In it, she'll vie for a Biggest Loser title and a prize of a quarter million dollars. However, like many others in the show's history, she'll largely be competing with herself - fighting to reclaim her well being, both physically and emotionally.
It's tragic that Rike or anyone should have to endure torment and then cope in such ways. But stories such as hers should be ringing wakeup calls to any and all of us who might sometimes speed, drive recklessly or drive without paying close attention to the road. Such actions can have enormous and devastating consequences for other people - people such as Abby Rike. But at least she serves as inspiration for those who believe in the sanctity of family, the power of law and the resourcefulness and courage of the human spirit.
Jim S. Adler & Associates is an established Texas personal injury law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Channelview. The law firm offers a free case review and represents victims of auto, car, SUV, truck, motorcycle and other traffic accidents.Government Lawyer Jobs: Government Attorney Jobs
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