The driving force of a crimson 2004 Chevrolet Silverado that went viral this week after being picked up and spun by a twister in Elgin, Texas, earlier than touchdown on its wheels and driving away says the occasion was “stunning” however that he wasn’t scared.

Riley Leon, a 16-year-old high-schooler instructed Fox7 Austin that he was on his approach again from a job interview at a Whataburger 10 minutes away from his dwelling when the accident occurred and is now simply glad to be alive.

“Seeing the video, I’m like that’s me in there and I may haven’t been right here, however thank God I’m,” stated Leon. “That’s me inside the truck spinning round. I survived that.”

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The video, which has been shared broadly, reveals the crimson truck flipping onto its facet, spinning, and at last flipping again onto its wheels. The video has gone viral due to Leon’s seeming calmness in a video shot by a storm chaser. Slightly than stopping, he simply saved driving, presumably away from the twister.

Talking to NBC affiliate KXAN, Commander Aaron Crim of the Elgin Police Division stated that he noticed Leon after the accident. The truck was, unsurprisingly, scratched alongside its sides and the facet home windows have been blown out however, thankfully, Leon had solely scrapes on his left arm and Crim stated that an off-duty EMT had wrapped his hand in bandages.

“I requested if he was okay, and he shook his head and didn’t actually reply me,” he stated, including that he hadn’t seen the precise accident at that time. “Now I perceive why he had a blind stare. I’m certain he was scared to demise.”

Being a teen, Leon tried to hide what had occurred from his household however the jig was up as soon as they noticed the truck. For the reason that video went viral, his mom has now seen it and he or she instructed Fox that she’s simply grateful “to God that he protected him all this time.”

Leon, too, stated he was grateful for being spared a worse consequence and that he’s wanting ahead to raised issues. He stated he will probably be extra cautious when the climate is dangerous any further.

“If there’s going to be dangerous climate, keep dwelling,” Leon stated. “It doesn’t matter what the vital factor is to you, keep dwelling. Your life issues extra.”