SAN ANTONIO, TX : Laredo teen paralyzed in car crash during winter storm is back standing on his feet on Sunday, 28th March 2021

He was paralyzed in a car accident during the winter storm in South Texas, and now, he’s already standing on his feet.

Ernie Martinez, 16, received treatment at a unique center at University Hospital, and doctors there are amazed at his recovery so far.

This week, he was finally discharged from the rehab center, all thanks to an incredible piece of technology.

This all stemmed from a crash Martinez was involved in on Feb. 14. He almost lost his life on the icy roads of Laredo, where he’s from.

Following the crash, Martinez woke up at University Hospital in San Antonio.

“There was a little block of ice. We kind of shifted to the left and right and left again and we went into the ditch and we started flipping,” Martinez said. “I don’t remember flying out, but I remember being in the air, seeing the floor. I passed out.”

Dr. Genie Harden is the director of University Hospital’s Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, which just opened in October 2019. It’s the only center of its kind in South Texas, allowing severely injured children to accomplish the impossible.

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