An Estero mother is counting her blessings this holiday season after her 9-year-old son made what she calls a miraculous recovery from a devastating car crash involving a suspected drunk driver.
WATCH: Fox 4’s Eric Lovelace spoke to the boy’s mother:
Estero boy makes miraculous recovery after car crash involving suspected drunk driver
In September, Sarah Engracia’s husband and two sons were driving toward the intersection of South Tamiami Trail and Michael G. Rippe Parkway when they said they were hit head-on by a suspected drunk driver. Court records show the driver had a blood alcohol content of more than three times the legal limit.
All three family members were hurt in the crash, but 9-year-old Marco was the most severely hurt. He had to be airlifted to St. Petersburg for medical assistance, where doctors delivered devastating news to his mother.
Marco’s mother, Sarah Engracia, said doctors told her that Marco had been “internally decapitated,” meaning his skull had been separated from his spinal cord.
After two weeks in the ICU, surgery and months of recovery, Marco is now running around again. His mother said it’s nothing short of a Christmas miracle…