Miraculous survivor is still in trauma center

it took more than an hour for crews to remove the driver as he was pinned against the tree.


"The car was on an embankment, so we did have to deal with a slope. We did have to deal with a lot of stabilization issues, as far as the vehicle not falling any further and not tipping over," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Maggie Castro said. "So, we did have some of those types of issues to deal with, along with it being wrapped around the tree."

Trauma surgeons were at the scene on standby in case they had to perform any emergency amputation, but luckily, they were not needed.

The driver was eventually transported to Jackson South Medical Center. 

We raising money for the impact of lose of employment and the exceeding of insurance coverage of medical bills. This is a serious tragedy and financial impact on recovery for the next two to three years