Douglasville girl critically injured in crash shows progress [Video]

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — What started as a typical Saturday outing to see “Wicked” at the movies quickly became a nightmare for Tina Stevenson and her daughter Brinley. The pair were on their way home when their car was hit in a T-bone collision at Riverside Parkway in Douglasville.

“When the car hit us, I didn’t know what happened. It just went black, and I couldn’t breathe,” Tina recalled.

Brinley, seated in the back on the passenger side, suffered critical injuries. Tina injured herself and, overwhelmed with fear, scrambled to comfort her daughter. 

“I got in the backseat and said, ‘Brinnie, stay with me!’ She was purple,” Tina said, her voice breaking.

Both were rushed to Cobb Hospital, but Brinley’s condition quickly let doctors know she’d need to be transferred …