Drew Kohn was 22 years old when he was involved in the accident in 2017.
A 30-year-old Florida man who miraculously survived a 244-day coma after a motorcycle accident years ago was killed in a separate accident last week, WLTV News reported.
Drew Kohn was 22 years old when he was involved in the crash in 2017, which left him with a traumatic brain injury and in a deep coma. At one point, his condition was so serious that doctors considered harvesting his organs, but his mother, Yolanda Osborne-Kohn, refused to give up hope.
Mr. Kohn's mother recalled the miraculous moment her son spoke to her for the first time after his long coma. “Yes, Mom, I'm OK,” he said. “I love you, Mom.” After years of grueling rehabilitation, Mr. Kohn managed to walk again, earning him the title of “modern-day miracle.”
Mr. Kohn finally woke up after eight months and began the long recovery process. However, his life was cut short when he was struck and killed by a pickup truck on July 26.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Kohn was walking on Collins Road in Jacksonville around 5:30 a.m. Friday when the crash occurred. The driver, who claimed not to have seen the victim, stopped and called 911, but Kohn was pronounced dead at the scene.
His mother said she was grateful for the seven extra years she had with her son. “I'm grateful for the borrowed time that I had with him,” she said. “God granted my request and I'm not angry. I'm not mad. I'm at peace,” she said.
Mrs. Osborne-Kohn thought back to the moment she surrendered her son's fate to God. She remembered sitting on his hospital bed and praying, “Thy will be done.”
She believes her son is in a better place now, free from suffering and pain. “Drew is healed, can walk, and has no trouble keeping his balance,” she said. “His arm is probably raised up so high that he's saying, 'Thank you, Jesus!' Drew probably has a football in one hand and a Bible in the other.”