10-year-old shields sister from flying PA crash debris—wakes after brain surgery and asks, ‘Did I save her?’
February 5, 2025 (a day ago)
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As you know, the recent plane crash in Pennsylvania caused chaos on the ground, with debris soaring through the air like shrapnel. And for one family, that chaos became terrifyingly real when the plane crashed just feet from their car—during what was supposed to be a simple trip to pick up donuts.
Out of nowhere, the plane came crashing down. It was so close; it felt like a missile had hit.But in that split second, 10-year-old Trey Howard didn’t think about himself. His only thought was protecting his little sister. In doing so, he took a piece of metal straight to the head and wasn’t expected to survive.
But thank God, after emergency brain surgery,little Trey woke up—and the very first thinghe asked was if his little sister was okay.
What an incredible kid, right? And in true Philly spirit, he’s also pretty pumped that the Eagles are heading to the Super Bowl.
ABC 7:
The family of a 10-year-old boy injured when the jet crashed down near their car is sharing their experience.
“My baby is in there. It’s hard seeing him like that,” said the boy’s mother, Lashawn Hamiel.
Trey Howard is one of the survivors, despite being seriously injured by flying debris.
“Felt like it was a movie, like a horror movie,” said Trey’s dad, Andre Howard Jr.
Andre says he was picking up donuts with three of his kids — ages 4, 7 and 10 — when the jet came crashing down.
“Sounded like a missile was firing bullets, metal at my car, everyone else’s car,” Andre recalled. “You see a car on fire, a man walking on fire. It was just crazy.”
He immediately backed up his car while his son Trey covered his little sister, protecting her.
“I turn around and he has metal outside of his head,” Andre described.
He said he used socks and another man’s shirt to try and stop the bleeding.
A police officer then rushed them to the hospital, where Trey had emergency brain surgery.
That night, Andre says the family was told, “it was a strong chance he might not survive.”
Miraculously, he’s now awake and recovering — even talking!
“They did an A+ job on my son. Praise God, they did a great job,”Andre said.
Andre told ABC Newsthat his son’s first real words were about the Super Bowl.
“He asked me, ‘Daddy, what’s today?’ I was like, ‘Monday.’ ‘OK, wait. We didn’t play yesterday did we?’ ‘No, you didn’t miss the Super Bowl,'” Andre said, describing his son as a die-hard Eagles fan.
He was also concerned for his little sister.
“It had me crying,” Andre said, recalling when Trey asked, “Daddy, did I save my sister?”
Trey’s story is the kind of inspiration we all need right now. A reminder that real heroes come in all sizes.
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