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WEST HAVEN — A 6-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a roller skating accident personally thanked a group of students who raised thousands of dollars for her medical bills.
The freak accident at a skating rink in Delta in January left Tayton Timothy with a skull fracture, broken vertebrae and eye injuries.
"(Another skater) was skating backwards and didn't see her and they happened to bump right into each other," Tayton's mom, Samantha Timothy, explained in January.
Tayton was flown to Primary Children's Hospital, where she stayed for more than a month.
After hearing about what happened to Tayton, Sophia Johnson, 11, spearheaded "Dolphins for a Dollar" at her school nearly 200 miles away, in West Haven.
"It doesn't matter. If she's in need then I want to help her," Johnson said.
The kids at Kanesville Elementary raised $4,000 for Tayton's medical bills. Thursday, Tayton and her mom made the trip north to say thanks.
However, the school had another surprise for Tayton, who is a huge Miami Dolphis fan. Utah native and rookie with the Dolphins, Zack Vigil, was there and gave Tayton a signed football and gloves. He said he was honored the school asked him to participate.
"I knew she was a big Dolphins fan. Just glad I had the opportunity to reach out and give back," he said.
Tayton's eye injury is healing and she's working to improve her short term memory.
Her mother said otherwise, Tayton is back to normal and anxious for doctors to clear her to run and play.
