7-Year-Old Boy Miraculously Survives After Doctors Gave Him a 1% Chance of Survival Following Crash With Drunk Driver

A seven-year-old boy, Mark Collier, has made a remarkable recovery after surviving a devastating road accident that doctors believed he had less than a one percent chance of overcoming.

The crash happened on February 20 near Gholson Road and Hicks Drive in Waco, Texas, USA, when the vehicle Mark was travelling in with his mother was struck by an alleged drunk driver.

According to his mother, Adrianna, Mark was left unconscious and was clinically dead for 10 minutes before first responders successfully revived him. He later suffered another cardiac arrest for three minutes while being transported to the hospital.

Doctors diagnosed Mark with atlanto-occipital dislocation, a catastrophic injury commonly referred to as “internal decapitation,” where the skull separates from the spine.

Recalling the horrifying experience, Adrianna said:

“On the night of the accident, it was just a normal Friday night for us.

“We were preparing to spend the weekend with my boyfriend, who is his stepdad.

“We were coming back from picking up takeout when we were hit by an alleged drunk driver.

“I’ll never forget how helpless I was when I saw my baby unconscious and I couldn’t move to get to him.

“He was dead for 10 minutes at the crash site before they were able to resuscitate him and an additional three minutes in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

“The last time I saw him before going to the hospital myself was when he was in the middle of the road with a first responder providing CPR to keep him alive.

“I will forever be grateful that she helped save his life that night.”

Adrianna said doctors initially warned the family that Mark had less than a 1% chance of surviving and that, even if he lived, he would likely remain in a vegetative state.

She added:

“We were told by the doctors that the type of injuries he sustained meant he had a less than 1% chance of surviving, let alone recovering.

“But he survived and when he did, they told us he would essentially remain in a vegetative state and that there was little chance of recovery.

“But then he woke up 12 days later and he is alert and is able to communicate with us.

“He is slowly beating the odds little by little and has not given up on getting better.

“He is a fighter.”

The mother explained that she is now caring for Mark full-time while also looking after her five-month-old baby.

She said:

“Me and his father, along with his support system, are trying to give him the best fighting chance he has to get better.

“It has been a difficult transition coming home and we don’t have nursing care coverage at the moment.

“The type of care my son needs is 24/7 around-the-clock care and I am the main caretaker for my son.

“This leaves me unable to work because I must remain at his side.”

A GoFundMe campaign has since been launched to help the family cover medical supplies, food, nappies, cleaning products, bedding, and other daily necessities as they continue Mark’s recovery.

Meanwhile, Anissa Cantrell Bell, 45, has been charged in connection with the crash. She faces one first-degree felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two second-degree felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

She was later released from the McLennan County Jail on personal recognisance bonds totaling $100,000.

According to arrest documents, Bell allegedly had a blood-alcohol level of 0.22% approximately 50 minutes after the crash. Police also allege she was speeding, driving recklessly, and attempting to overtake two vehicles in a no-passing zone before the collision.

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