Metro Detroit man takes first steps after construction zone accident nearly killed him

TWO LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE SEEING THE LIGHT, LAUNCHING A NEW THE LIGHT, LAUNCHING A NEW ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM. ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM. >> Devin: HIS NAME IS DANIEL >> Devin: HIS NAME IS DANIEL CLARK. CLARK. TODAY, HE FEELS LIKE CLARK KENT TODAY, HE FEELS LIKE CLARK KENT BECAUSE HE DID SOMETHING SUPER BECAUSE HE DID SOMETHING SUPER AFTER A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. AFTER A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US! GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US! NOT EVERYONE SURVIVES THE KIND NOT EVERYONE SURVIVES THE KIND OF ACCIDENT THAT CLARK DID. OF ACCIDENT THAT CLARK DID. >> Jason: THE ELECTRIC TRICKS >> Jason: THE ELECTRIC TRICKS AND FATHER OF THREE WAS IN A AND FATHER OF THREE WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-75 AND CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-75 AND PINNED BETWEEN A TRUCK AND AN PINNED BETWEEN A TRUCK AND AN ELECTRONIC SIGN BY A FRIEND WHO ELECTRONIC SIGN BY A FRIEND WHO DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THERE. DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THERE. >> Devin: HE HAS HAD TO FIGHT >> Devin: HE HAS HAD TO FIGHT BACK FROM INTERNAL BLEEDING, BACK FROM INTERNAL BLEEDING, COLLAPSED LUNG AND SEVERAL OTHER COLLAPSED LUNG AND SEVERAL OTHER INJURIES. INJURIES. KOCO McABOY SPOKE WITH HIM AFTER KOCO McABOY SPOKE WITH HIM AFTER AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT. AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT. >> Koco: DANIEL CLARK, JR., IS A >> Koco: DANIEL CLARK, JR., IS A WALKING MIRACLE. WALKING MIRACLE. TODAY MARKS A MILESTONE FOR TODAY MARKS A MILESTONE FOR CLARK. CLARK. HE TOOK HIS FIRST STEPS AFTER AN HE TOOK HIS FIRST STEPS AFTER AN ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST CLAIMED HIS ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST CLAIMED HIS LIFE. LIFE. >> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, IT >> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, IT REALLY IS, THAT THREE MONTHS AGO REALLY IS, THAT THREE MONTHS AGO I WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT ALMOST I WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT ALMOST DEAD. DEAD. >> Koco: HE WAS DOING ELECTRICAL >> Koco: HE WAS DOING ELECTRICAL WORK ON I-75 IN A CONSTRUCTION WORK ON I-75 IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN HE WAS RUN OVER BY A ZONE WHEN HE WAS RUN OVER BY A WORK TRUCK. WORK TRUCK. HE REMEMBERS THE MOMENT. HE REMEMBERS THE MOMENT. >> FIRST THING ON MY MIND WAS, >> FIRST THING ON MY MIND WAS, GET AHOLD OF MY SISTER TO GET MY GET AHOLD OF MY SISTER TO GET MY KIDS. KIDS. >> Koco: HE WAS RUSHED TO THE >> Koco: HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, IN A COMA FOR WEEKS HOSPITAL, IN A COMA FOR WEEKS WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. >> MY PELVIS BROKEN IN TWO >> MY PELVIS BROKEN IN TWO SPOTS. SPOTS. AND TURNED AND ROTATED OFF MY AND TURNED AND ROTATED OFF MY SACRUM. SACRUM. ALL MY RIBS ON THE RIGHT AND ONE ALL MY RIBS ON THE RIGHT AND ONE ON THE LEFT WERE BROKEN. ON THE LEFT WERE BROKEN. >> Koco: HE STARTED DEFYING THE >> Koco: HE STARTED DEFYING THE ODDS. ODDS. >> THIS IS A MIRACLE, NO WORD TO >> THIS IS A MIRACLE, NO WORD TO DESCRIBE IT. DESCRIBE IT. >> Koco: NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE >> Koco: NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HIS APPRECIATION FOR EVERYONE HIS APPRECIATION FOR EVERYONE WHO HELPED HIM. WHO HELPED HIM. >> MOST OF ALL, I WANTED TO >> MOST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PRAYERS AND GENEROSITY. PRAYERS AND GENEROSITY. MY SUPPORT SYSTEM HAS BEEN MY SUPPORT SYSTEM HAS BEEN AMAZING. AMAZING. >> Koco: HE IS DOING BETTER >> Koco: HE IS DOING BETTER SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HIS SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND EVEN TOTING A NEW FAMILY AND EVEN TOTING A NEW NICKNAME. NICKNAME. >> MY SISTER DUBBED ME SUPERMAN. >> MY SISTER DUBBED ME SUPERMAN. AND MY KIDS GOT ME THE CHARM FOR AND MY KIDS GOT ME THE CHARM FOR FATHER'S DAY AND BOUGHT ME A FATHER'S DAY AND BOUGHT ME A SHIRT THAT SAYS SUPER DAD. SHIRT THAT SAYS SUPER DAD. >> Koco: HE BELIEVES GOD WAS >> Koco: HE BELIEVES GOD WAS LOOKING OUGHT FOR HIM THAT DAY. LOOKING OUGHT FOR HIM THAT DAY. >> IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MY TIME >> IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MY TIME TO GO. TO GO. HE HAS A PLAN FOR ME. HE HAS A PLAN FOR ME. >> Koco: AND HE'LL CONTINUE TO >> Koco: AND HE'LL CONTINUE TO RELY ON FAITH AND FAMILY RELY ON FAITH AND FAMILY THROUGHOUT HIS JOURNEY. THROUGHOUT HIS JOURNEY. AND THIS IS TRULY AN INCREDIBLE AND THIS IS TRULY AN INCREDIBLE STORY. STORY. HE REALLY IS SUPERMAN. HE REALLY IS SUPERMAN. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP HIM, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP HIM, WE HAVE A LINK TO OUR GoFundMe WE HAVE A LINK TO OUR GoFundMe PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, CLICKONDETROIT.COM. CLICKONDETROIT.COM. BACK TO YOU. BACK TO YOU. >> Devin: A LONG ROAD, BUT >> Devin: A LONG ROAD, BUT THAT'S FROM OUR OUTSIDER VIEW. THAT'S FROM OUR OUTSIDER VIEW. WHAT ARE DOCTORS SAYING ABOUT WHAT ARE DOCTORS SAYING ABOUT IT? IT? >> Koco: SO ACCORDING TO CLARK, >> Koco: SO ACCORDING TO CLARK, HE SAYS THAT DOCTORS ARE AMAZED HE SAYS THAT DOCTORS ARE AMAZED BY HIS JOURNEY AND SAID THEY BY HIS JOURNEY AND SAID THEY ENDED UP VISITING HIM TO GET A ENDED UP VISITING HIM TO GET A GOOD LOOK TO MAKE SURE THIS IS GOOD LOOK TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE CASE AND HE'S HAD A FULL THE CASE AND HE'S HAD A FULL RECOVERY LIKE HE HAS. RECOVERY LIKE HE HAS. SO THEY BELIEVE THAT HE WILL SO THEY BELIEVE THAT HE WILL MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AND WILL MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. >> Devin: IT'S GREAT, AND WE

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