A local woman was seriously injured after her car was rear-ended by a drunk driver on Halloween.

Lillian Rapske had been spending time in Fernandina Beach with her family, carving pumpkins and watching the World Series with her young nephews.

On her way to Jacksonville to meet a friend, she said another driver hit the back of her car at a high rate of speed, causing her vehicle to veer off the road and into a ditch.

“Everyone keeps kind of asking me, you know, how are you doing? How are you feeling? And my response to many people has been, I’m here and I’m thankful to be here,” Rapske explained. “And based on the shape that the vehicle was in, it’s a miracle.”

Rapske told News4JAX that police detained the other driver on suspicion of intoxication.

She added that she was rushed to the

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