MIAMI ā Mario Armenteros remainedĀ at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Tuesday after surviving a bizarre accident July 27 in Hialeah. His daughter said he isĀ feeling lucky.
Armenteros, 82, was nearly crushed to deathĀ in the Lago Plaza parking lot near the intersection of West 28th Avenue and West 68th Street.Ā
"It's a miracle he's alive," his daughter, Yolanda Corzo, told Local 10 News.Ā
Corzo said Armenteros was driving hisĀ sports utilityĀ vehicle when he felt like he had ran over something. He stepped on the break andĀ rushedĀ out of the SUVĀ to check out the road. He said he was looking underneath his car when his ownĀ SUV ran himĀ over.Ā
"He never lost conciousness when he hit the ground," Corzo said, whileĀ standingĀ outside of the hospital's rehabilitation center.Ā
Corzo said that when she saw the video she thought he had been killed.Ā Hialeah Fire Department personnel moved quickly to save him. HeĀ suffered a head injury that required 60 staples, and heĀ was forced to spend nine days in the intensive care unit.
"He's counting his blessings right now," Corzo said.
Corzo also said heĀ is undergoing physical therapy and is finally starting to walk. She said heĀ is slowly regaining all of his motor skills.