A man survived a coma that spanned 244 days – but seven years and one week later, he was tragically killed by a truck.
In July 2017, days before Drew Kohn turned 23, he endured a motorcycle crash in Jacksonville, Florida, First Coast News reported.
He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors determined he had sustained a traumatic brain injury, and impaled lungs, as well as a broken shoulder, pelvis, and ribs.
“Doctors thought he was brain dead and would never walk or talk again, but through faith and the power of prayer, he emerged from a coma after 244 days and lived life to the fullest,” a GoFundMe page stated.
“They would have harvested his organs,” his mother, Yolanda Osborne-Kohn told First Coast News. “It was because of my faith that gave me the boldness to speak up and push back and let them know ‘you’re not getting a toenail or an eyelash.’”
When he awoke, his mother recalled him saying: “Yeah mom, I’m OK. I love you, mom.”
But on July 26, 2024, this time days before he turned 30, Kohn was the victim of another accident. He was hit by a pickup truck while walking at 5.30am in Jacksonville.
The driver reportedly stopped driving right away and called 911. Kohn was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man survived a coma that spanned 244 days – but seven years and one week later, he was tragically killed by a truck.
In July 2017, days before Drew Kohn turned 23, he endured a motorcycle crash in Jacksonville, Florida, First Coast News reported.
He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors determined he had sustained a traumatic brain injury, and impaled lungs, as well as a broken shoulder, pelvis, and ribs.
“Doctors thought he was brain dead and would never walk or talk again, but through faith and the power of prayer, he emerged from a coma after 244 days and lived life to the fullest,” a GoFundMe page stated.
“They would have harvested his organs,” his mother, Yolanda Osborne-Kohn told First Coast News. “It was because of my faith that gave me the boldness to speak up and push back and let them know ‘you’re not getting a toenail or an eyelash.’”
When he awoke, his mother recalled him saying: “Yeah mom, I’m OK. I love you, mom.”
But on July 26, 2024, this time days before he turned 30, Kohn was the victim of another accident. He was hit by a pickup truck while walking at 5.30am in Jacksonville.
The driver reportedly stopped driving right away and called 911. Kohn was pronounced dead at the scene.