CHICAGO - It’s being called a miracle of modern medicine. A two-year-old boy from Germany who nearly lost his life in a car crash while in Mexico is out of a Chicago hospital recovering.
What we know:
Back in April, an armored vehicle going 70 miles per hour slammed into the family’s minivan during a trip to Mexico. The impact was so violent, it completely disconnected 2-year-old Oliver’s head from his spinal cord.
Doctors in Mexico said he would never move his arms or legs again, he was brain-dead and said he would die in a matter of days.
"Oliver was in the back row and his head was in a weird position, there was no facial features or something so I went immediately to the back and I checked on him," said Oliver's father, Stefan Staub. "I screamed his name, Oliver, Oliver. There w