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In February, 18-year-old cheerleader Maci McCabe nearly died after her vehicle crashed into an ambulance in Breese, Ill.

Seven months later, the young woman had been crowned prom queen and was able to cheer at her university's first home football game

"I didn’t think this day was gonna come," McCabe said

An 18-year-old cheerleader nearly died and was in a coma following a head-on collision with an ambulance earlier this year. Months later, Maci McCabe was crowned prom queen and she was recently able to perform at her university’s first home football game.

“Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable,” McCabe told NBC affiliate KSDK while sporting a black-and-gold uniform at Lindenwood University's game on Saturday, Sept. 20. “I didn’t think this day was gonna come, nor did I

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