UPDATE Aug. 3 5:15am
The fundraising effort on behalf of a West Seattle woman runner who was a victim of a hit and run driver has reached its first goal of $10,000 thanks to local donors. Organizer Ed Lorah shared, "We made our goal tonight! Very excited! I'm going to keep the site up until the marathon October 13th but plan to be a little less 'in your face' about it. I really hate asking people for money. It's not my nature, but this is such an important thing."

Original Post Aug. 2
Just after 7 a.m. on June 8, a 53-year-old woman went out for a jog on the 2300 block of Fairmount Ave. S.W. when she was struck by an unknown driver and left alone with life threatening injuries.

A friend and coworker of the victim has set up an online donation site at www.gofundme.com to help pay for her extensive medical bills as she recovers from her injuries.

As of 4 p.m. on August 2, the donation drive is at $9592 of its $10,000 goal.

To donate, please go here.

Here’s more information from Ed Lorah, who set up the donation drive:

On Saturday June 8, 2013, my old friend and fellow hospice social worker Sarah left home to go for an early morning run. Sometime before 7AM Sarah was hit by a vehicle and left unconscious on the side of the road. The driver fled, and Sarah was found by other runners who called 911.

Sarah spent 33 days in the hospital, including a first few tense days in ICU. The good news is that she is mending and finally returned home last Wednesday. She will continue to need support and therapy for quite some time, and it's going to be awhile before she's able to return to work.

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Those of you who know Sarah know what an incredible, strong, and generous soul she is. Here's an opportunity to return some of that generosity to our friend.