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Dan Gross: Lisa Thomas-Laury in car accident in Ardmore

6 ABC anchor/reporter Lisa Thomas-Laury says she was lucky to escape injury in a car accident Friday in Ardmore.

6 ABC anchor/reporter Lisa Thomas-Laury says she was lucky to escape injury in a car accident Friday in Ardmore.

Thomas-Laury's cream-colored Porsche Cayenne SUV was struck by another car near County Line and Roberts roads. She was thankful that her airbag deployed and that she was wearing a seat belt, the veteran broadcaster told us when we contacted her after hearing of the accident.

"It looks worse than it is," she said about a bruise on her head.

She said a first-responder told her she would have been much worse off if she hadn't been driving an SUV.

She was taken to Paoli Memorial Hospital in a neck brace. Doctors were extra-careful with her head injury because she has suffered from POEMS syndrome, a neurological disorder that sidelined her for several years. She was treated and promptly released from the hospital.

We miss Westbrook

Eagles running back Brian Westbrook and Union player Freddy Adu watched Monday night's Eagles game in the VIP section of Xfinity Live.

DeBella show debaby

Congratulations to Jen Posner of 102.9 WMGK's John DeBella show, who gave birth to her third child, Henry Francis Neil, on Halloween morning. Henry was 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Jen and husband Frank Neil have another son, Liam, and a daughter, Lila.

Jen's expected to be off-air through Christmastime.

Big Rube photo show

Daily News fashion photographer Reuben "Big Rube" Harley displays his work from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 16 in an show called "Lips & Heels" at the monthly Replica After Dark event at Replica Creative (33 S. 18th). The show is free and open to the public.

Charitably minded

Revel's HQ nightclub says it will donate all ticket and door sales from this weekend's entertainment to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in Atlantic City and neighboring communities. AN21 performs Friday, Bambi on Saturday and electronic-dance-music sensation Afrojack, who was a huge hit at the recent Budweiser Made in America festival, headlines the club Sunday night. Tickets are $20 for AN21 and Bambi, and $60 for Afrojack and are available at RevelNightlife.com.

HQ said Tuesday afternoon that $35,000 had been raised so far through advance ticket sales toward the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund established by Gov. Chris Christie and his wife, Mary Pat Christie. To donate, visit SandyNJReliefFund.org.

* The Uptown and Quaker City string bands and other Mummers bands, fancy and comic clubs will be raising money for Hurricane Sandy relief Sunday afternoon in the parking lots outside Sunday's Eagles game. The Mummers should be parading and collecting money in each lot that allows tailgating, according to Jerry LaRosa Jr., vice president of the Philadelphia Mummers and New Years Association. They'll collect cash and food donations.

* Flyers coach Peter Laviolette and Union coach John Hackworth are expected Wednesday morning at Xfinity Live, which, until 7 p.m., will stage a Hurricane Sandy relief event with the Salvation Army, Philabundance, Fox 29 and 93.3 WMMR. Canned food, coats, blankets and water are sought.

* The Philadelphia chapter of Women in Cable Television holds its annual WICT Philly Gives Back awards Thursday at the Sofitel (120 S. 17th).

Comcast SportsNet anchor Amy Fadool will be keynote speaker at the event, which will honor Comcast's LeAnn Talbot, Heather Sokullu, Beverly Decaires, Kristina Chang and Martha Soehren, as well as RLTV's Betsy Brightman and Cisco's Anita Visalli.

Proceeds from ticket sales for the event will benefit the WICT scholarship fund and Girls Inc., a nonprofit group whose aim is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold.

The event is sold out. For info, wictphiladelphia.org.