Woman's record-length fingernails broken in crash

[Michelle]

A woman who was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest fingernails lost the nails in a car crash. Lee Redmond of Salt Lake City, Utah, was seriously injured in the car accident.

Lee Redmond's fingernails were approximately 33 inches long. Her nails which had not been cut since 1979 has been featured on TV in episodes of "Guinness Book of World and "Ripley's Believe It or Not."

Her injuries were serious but not life threatening. Unfortunately her fingernails were broken off in the crash according to Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Redmond was a passenger in an SUV which hit the side of another vehicle in Salt Lake City. That vehicle then hit a third vehicle and the SUV went up on a sidewalk, through a chain-link fence. It then went back on the road and hit a fourth vehicle according to Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Don Hutson

Redmond was a passenger in the SUV and was ejected from the vehicle. She along with the driver were taken to area hospitals. The driver of the SUV was pinned in the vehicle and suffered a broken ankle. The driver is listed in critical condition and Redmond in serious condition.

[primetime]

That sucks about the car wreck and injuries...But those are disgusting nails and she looks like a monstrosity..

[tonycajjo]

that top left one looks like fake halloween costume gloves.

who thinks shes gonna grow them back?

[X5rolls]

Hopefully she is ok - I bet whomever was doing things for her is somewhat relieved that she can start doing more for herself soon.

[E61Silver]

gross

[Meiac09]

ewwwwwww

[MrLabGuy]

How does she function in life? Seems like a lot of trouble when you consider how much difficulty it would be doing something as necessary as wiping your ass.

[X5rolls]

I was trying to avoid saying/thinking that but ... exactly!

[Ajogu]

Do you guys think she insured those fingernails???

[E53BimmerJunkie]

*barf*

That's nasty.