Riley Leon did not go to the hospital after the incident because the family does not have health insurance. The GoFundMe page was created to help with medical expenses.
"Right when I was going to take the U-turn, that's when the tornado came and lifted my truck," he said.Luckily, he made it out with only a few scratches on his arms.
FULL INTERVIEW: Riley Leon, 16-year-old who drove his truck through a Texas tornado, describes the shocking event Riley Leon was driving his pickup truck home after a job interview when he found himself in the middle of a tornado. A passerby caught the instance on camera, and the video of Leon's truck being swept away by a tornado has gone viral. Leon sat down with FOX 7 to discuss the event and how he felt during those wild moments.
Riley did not go to the hospital after the incident because the family does not have health insurance. Since then, he has reportedly started to experience body aches and severe back pain. According to the GoFundMe page, Riley has a fractured back and will be under a doctor's care. His family will have to wait and see if he will need back surgery. There is also a possibility that he may need future therapy."Riley is so lucky and blessed to have made it out of this terrifying incident. His truck was totaled, but for the most part, he is doing ok.," Bianca Jaimes, the school nurse, explains on the GoFundMe page.
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