GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) – A Florida family is asking for prayers as a 12-year-old boy fights for his life in the hospital after a tire blowout that caused their car to crash.
Dayna McKinley says she and her three children were traveling northbound July 29 on Interstate 75 in Alachua County when one of their tires suddenly exploded, causing their vehicle to lose control and roll over.
“I heard this really loud – God, it almost sounded like an explosion, which is what it was – it was a tire,” McKinley said. “It just felt like somebody or something just came and pulled me, and I lost control.”…