A Central Florida couple’s wedding day took an unexpected turn when the groom was seriously injured in a crash while on his way to the ceremony.
According to a GoFundMe organized by the bride’s brother, Maurice Mathies, the groom was stopped at a traffic light and about 15 minutes from the wedding venue when another vehicle struck a median and then hit his vehicle head-on.
The fundraiser says he suffered two broken arms, a broken jaw, two broken ribs and a severe knee injury.
Instead of exchanging vows at their planned venue, the couple was married in a private wing at Orlando Regional Medical Center while the groom was being treated.
Honeymoon replaced by hospital recovery
Mathies said his new brother-in-law works in a warehouse and is currently unable to return to work because of his injuries…