MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mitchell High honor student put on life support after a hit-and-run crash three weeks ago has been taken off his ventilator and is on the road to recovery, his family says.
Sharon Jones said her grandson Thomas Powell woke up Thursday morning and is talking.
“This morning when I went up to see him, he turned around, and I said, ‘Oh my God, your eyes are open,’ and he said, ‘Yeah, Grandma, I’ve been missing you.’ I said ‘Baby, I’ve been here every single day since you’ve been here,’” said Jones. “I was like, oh my God, Lord, thank you.”
Hit-and-run wreck leaves honor student on life support
On July 2, Thomas was standing near the driveway of his home on Brooks Road when a speeding driver came around a corner and slammed into him. The 16-year-old’s left leg was broken in two places, and doctors had to put a metal rod in his leg.
Thomas’s mother said family members have had lots of sleepless nights waiting for him to improve. Shauntay Williams is overjoyed to have her son back.