A truck driver from Jacksonville used his final breaths to help kids get out of a crashed bus after the truck and the bus crashed into each other in Southeast Georgia.
The 25-year-old Johnathon Grayer didn’t survive. He succumbed to the injuries in the hospital but made sure the kids were safe during his final moments.
His parents, Isaiah and Veronica, say that their son was a man with a heart of gold. According to his mom, he was the most amazing person.
He will be dearly missed but never forgotten. He was brave until his last breath and this keeps the family going in these difficult times.
Dying Truck Driver Uses Final Breath to Save School Kids from a Crash
Grayer rear-ended the school bus with his Ryder box truck while the students were coming out of the bus.
However, by a miracle, according to Johnathon’s parents, their son jumped out of the truck and helped the kids who were trapped inside the bus, despite being injured himself.
His mom says that the witnesses said that at one point, their son ripped out an entire seat from the bus with a kid on it. In the whole chaos, he also tried to comfort and calm down the children.
To one kid, he said that they were going for ice cream later. After the crash, this kid was asking around where the man who saved him was because they agreed to go for ice cream.
Johnathon Grayer Eventually Collapses & Is Taken to the Hospital, but Does Not Make It
At one point, Grayer didn’t have any more strength. Eventually, he collapsed and was transported to the hospital by the paramedics, but he succumbed to the injuries.
The Georgia State Patrol noted that more than a dozen students were inside the bus. 12 of them had to be taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Veronica, Johnathon’s mom, thanked the good person who stopped and sat with her son until the paramedics arrived. His parents say that their son’s good heart and the wish to help the kids are what is helping them in these difficult times.
His family said that their prayers and thoughts are with the students who were on the bus and their families. They sincerely hope that the kids who were injured will recover fast.
They also thanked everyone who prayed for them and said their condolences for their loss. It’s a difficult time for Johnathon’s family and friends.
RIP, brave man! You will be remembered forever.
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