Driver Whose Car Vaulted Over Tow Truck Says: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’

A vehicle goes airborne after driving up the ramp of a flatbed tow truck on a highway in Lowendes County, Ga., on May 24, 2023, in a still from police body camera video. Lowndes County Sheriff's Office via AP

VALDOSTA, Ga.—A woman whose car was captured on video vaulting into the air over a tow truck and crashing onto a Georgia highway says she’s recovering after spending two weeks in a hospital and undergoing several surgeries.

“I don’t really remember much, but I know that I thought I was going to die,” Tanaijsha Bruton told WALB-TV in an interview Tuesday. “It hurts really, really bad. I felt everything.”