Paralyzed man survives 2nd brush with death on collapsing bridge - Marcelo Cruz - a Mexican Immigrant (with link to Video) - Minnesota

“Seven years ago, police in North Carolina covered shooting victim Marcelo Cruz with a tarp, believing he was dead. He wasn’t. Cruz survived the street fight shooting, but was left paralyzed from the waist down.

The Mexican native rebuilt his life, and at 26, was living in Minneapolis, driving a specially equipped van so he could get around the city.

That’s what he was doing Wednesday when he drove onto the Interstate 35W bridge just after 6 p.m., only to see the bridge in front of him start to shake — and in a few short seconds, tumble down.”

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• Marcelo Cruz’s vehicle stopped less than 15 feet from end of collapsed bridge
• Cruz plowed van into concrete guard rail to stop vehicle on sloping bridge
• Two rescue workers saw him and helped him reach safety
• Cruz was paralyzed from the waist down 7 years ago in a street fight shooting

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