What did families of accident survivor Whitney Cerak and Victim talk about the mistaken identity?”
Victim of mistaken identity draws faith from it Whitney Cerak says she reached conclusion that God has a plan for her By Mike Celizic TODAYShow.com contributor updated 9:45 a.m. ET March 27, 2008 Whitney Cerak carries the events she cannot remember with her constantly, a story of terrible tragedy and great triumph, an experience that has infused her life with purpose and faith. “It’s going to be with me for the rest of my life,” says the young woman who, in a terrible case of mistaken identity, was thought to be dead for five long weeks in the spring of 2006. “I think about it every day.” She’s at peace now, thankful for the gift of life that has been given her. But in the beginning, when she was trying to wrap her mind around everything that she was told had happened, she was tortured by it. Cerak had been one of nine people in a van returning to Taylor University after a school function. The van had been hit head-on by a tractor trail
