YPG Firefighter walks out of the hospital after surviving near-fatal accident
Twenty-eight days after being involved in a head-one collision while commuting to work, YPG Firefighter Andrew Swick walked out of the hospital Sunday June 14.
He had been hospitalized since May 17 when he was in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver. Swick was flown to a trauma center in Phoenix where he was treated for injuries to his abdomen, arms, and hands, as well as facial fractures among other injuries.
Early on in his ordeal he was in a medically- induced coma. Due to COVID restrictions his wife and family were not allowed to be by this side until the last week of his stay. His wife Stefany Swick was allowed to Facetime him and kept his loved ones updated via Facebook by posting videos where she detailed Swick’s progress.
During those long weeks Swick worked hard in occupational, speech and physical therapy.
Now, he is happily at home with his family and tells the YPG community, “I’ll be back soon!”