It's a video that has taken Texas by storm: a red pickup truck seen driving away from Monday's tornado only for it to flip, skid, redirect itself, and keep on driving.
[shortcode-inline-related expand="1" link="/987thespot/latest/driver-scared-to-death-after-flipping-truck-during-tornado" headline="Driver of red pickup truck "scared to death" after flipping during Monday's tornados" image="/media-library/image.jpg?id=64556324"]Well we finally know the identity of the person behind the wheel: 16-year-old Riley Leon of Elgin, Texas.
Leon told KHOU he knew the weather was going to be bad, but he couldn't afford to miss the interview.
In fact, as soon as Leon got home, his brother asked him if he's seen the viral video of a truck flipping while driving away from the storm. "I had actually gotten home from the wreck and my brother was like, 'Have you seen the video,'" Leon said. "I'm, like, 'What video?' And he showed it to me and I was, like, 'That's actually me.' And he was, like, 'Are you for real?' And I was, like, 'Yeah."
Leon said he's still processing the experience. "Thankful to God for giving me another chance in this life. He probably did for some reason. Probably, in the future, gonna bring better plans into my life," he says.
And apparently the interview went well; he starts on Monday!
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