Riley Leon’s red truck rolled over and was spun 360 degrees by a tornado in Elgin, Tex. Viral storm chaser video captured the incident.
While the truck fully functioned after the traumatic encounter, Leon told local media that his family’s Chevrolet Silverado was totaled. Now Chevrolet is giving Leon a new 2022 Silverado, free of charge.
“Chevrolet, together with Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet of Fort Worth, TX, are donating a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT All Star Edition in Cherry Red to Riley Leon and his family after he survived a powerful tornado while driving in his Silverado,” Chevrolet . “We are thankful Riley is safe, commend his driving skills during a frightening situation, and our hearts are with other families in Texas that have been affected by these storms.”Video of the truck’s encounter with the tornado, which occurred in Elgin, Tex., about 20 miles east of Austin, has“It certainly is one of most remarkable videos I’ve seen,”
a meteorologist and engineer who surveys tornado damage, wrote in an email. Marshall has also been a storm chaser for 40 years.“I helped the kid and let him use my phone to call his parents, he was about 16-17 and got away with just a cut on his arm,”
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