After a few seemingly endless moments, Massollo, who suffered only minor injuries, finally found her son lying on the ground. He was unconscious when I got to him. It was then Massollo realized the extent of her son's injuries. They just fell back. Sillins said aside from the badly damaged fingers, Marcus didn't suffer any other injuries.
Children tend to recover better than adults.
It's amazing sometimes. Stillins added that though Marcus should be able to use his left hand again following rehab, it would never be the same as it was before the wreck. Stillins went on to say Marcus would be able to live a normal active lifestyle of any child and pointed out the injury wasn't on his dominant hand, which should help minimize the lasting effects. Massollo said Marcus was definitely wearing a seatbelt when she pulled back onto I-85 after Exit 5, but she thinks at some point between the exit and the wreck he took it off, possibly to pick up a toy he dropped on the floor. Then the truck hit us.