It was a close call for a Filipina abroad who met a horrific accident a week ago.
Footage of 25-year-old Filipina Apol Lansang, who lives in Sonoma, California, surviving a crash that split her vehicle in half has gone viral, with some even calling her a walking miracle.
“As I was driving southbound, I noticed there was an SUV coming really fast and he started passing other vehicles in front of him and he was directly on my lane and all I could think about was to get out of [the] way so I make sure that I’m not gonna get hit,” Lansang, still in recovery, said in a Skype interview with Balitang America.
At about 8am on May 13, Lansang was driving south in a sedan on Highway 101 near Cloverdale, when an SUV coming from the opposite direction suddenly veered into her lane.
“On the right side, I know there was a cliff. If I were to turn my vehicle to the right, I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to brake in time and not fall onto that cliff. So I made a choice to turn my wheel to the left and hopefully I could not get hit. But he was coming too fast and next thing I know our cars collided. I didn’t know my car was split in half,” she said.
Shocking footage shows Lansang relatively unharmed. She was then airlifted to a nearby hospital.
The driver of the oncoming SUV, 27-year-old Kevin Fenty, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and possession of marijuana.
Lansang said she doesn’t plan on pressing charges against Fenty.
“I want to forgive him. I want to give him a chance to explain whatever he did and, hopefully, it’s eye-opening to him, maybe he can change. I don’t want to be the judge. Let God do the judging,” she said.
Fenty’s bail stands at $50,000.
Watch TFC’s interview with Lansang below:
