Man shares story of survival, recovery following Halloween road rage incident that led to shooting in Medley
A man who survived being shot in the face following a road rage confrontation on Halloween spoke out about the traumatizing occurrence It s a miracle to be alive disclosed Eury Cerda Cerda mentioned the night began when he took his daughter to go trick-or-treating We were matching costumes as Harry Potter this year declared Cerda What looked to be a fun night of collecting candy briskly turned into a terrifying fight for survival As Cerda traveled near the area Northwest th Avenue and th Street with his -year-old daughter in Medley he unveiled himself in a road rage confrontation I guess this person interpreted us as cutting him off and he becomes enraged explained Cerda Surveillance video captured Cerda exiting his car to confront the other driver attempting to calm him down I try to tell him I have my daughter in the motorcycle and I tell him You have also kids in your car ' revealed Cerda Despite his attempt to defuse the situation as Cerda began to walk away the other driver exits his bicycle with a gun in hand I had my hands in the air and I tell him Are you going to shoot me I have my daughter in the car ' revealed Cerda With children watching from inside both vehicles the other driver shot Cerda in the face Surveillance footage established a shocked Cerda running across the street narrowly avoiding being hit by another car that was passing in the opposite direction What are you saying to your daughter News Sheldon Fox requested Cerda I m telling her Relax She s crying she s saying Daddy what s going on what s happening ' Cerda stated As he bled profusely from his mouth Cerda got back to his car and drove himself to a Doral urgent care Choking coughing up on blood then it s just like I ve never been shot before to thinking I m gonna die Cerda revealed The bullet came within centimeters of striking his spine Cerda was in a coma for six days after it happened Cell phone video provided by Cerda s family indicated him in the hospital after he awoke unable to speak as nurses gave him a vocal valve Try to say your name a nurse tells Cerda Eury he responded His family members are heard gasping after hearing him speak for the first time since he was nearly killed that Halloween night Doctors reported me it was a miracle mentioned Cerda Despite his miraculous survival he still has a long way to fully recover He presently lives with tubes in his body having lost pounds since the shooting and undergoing continued therapy His daughter has also been going to therapy after experiencing the traumatic event A great number of of the simple things he did for his daughter he still can t do yet Take her to school make her breakfast comb her hair do the every day essential things as a father to make sure she feels all the love revealed Cerda Government say -year-old Emilio Rodriguez a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue civilian employee was the man responsible for shooting Cerda Rodriguez was charged with attempted murder with a firearm If you would like to donate to help Cerda s family cover medicinal expenses click here
