The family of Central SaanichB次元官网网址檚 Vanessa Pettinger are in a waiting game, as the 29-year-old single mother of two recovers from surgery following a vehicle collision on Sunday, August 13 in Saanich.

Her father Daryl Pettinger says there has been no change in his daughterB次元官网网址檚 condition as of Tuesday, Aug. 15. Vanessa, according to her father, is still in critical condition after undergoing surgery to remove pressure on her brain. She was receiving treatment in a local intensive care unit for brain and head injuries.

B次元官网网址淎t this point in her recovery, it is a waiting game, as brain injuries are a delicate and time sensitive issue,B次元官网网址� her father wrote to the B次元官网网址 Review Tuesday afternoon.

VanessaB次元官网网址檚 two children, a girl and a boy, are with their father, said Daryl Pettinger.

Vanessa Pettinger was a passenger in a vehicle that struck a tree on Burnside Road West at around 2:30 a.m., according to the Saanich Police. The driver was a 28-year-old man from Saanich.

A has been set up by VanessaB次元官网网址檚 friends to help her family. As of Tuesday, the fundraising effort had raised $10,255 of its $15,000 goal.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, said acting Sgt. Jereme Leslie.

Crews had to extract the passenger, said Leslie.

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