Posted on 03/24/2022 3:02:21 PM PDT by McGruff
ELGIN, Texas – It’s a tale of a twister that will one day be told to generations to come.
If you didn’t know who 16-year-old Riley Leon was before today, you might recognize his infamous 2004 red Chevrolet Silverado.
"I never expected it to happen to me," Riley told FOX 7.
The teen was driving home from a job interview Monday on Highway 290 in Elgin, Texas, when an EF-2 tornado blew his truck onto its side and spun it around multiple times before getting flipped back upright onto its wheels.
"I’m speechless," he said. "I'm speechless seeing how my truck got thrown like paper."
The truck had been in Riley's family since before his sister was born.
"That truck helped me and my dad get to where we are now," the teen said.
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Chevrolet should give him a new truck just for the publicity.
I wonder what the side of the truck that was on the ground looks like.
That’s an awesome opportunity for Chevrolet, so I agree with you.
Wow.
Wonder if this helped him get the job? ;^)
What a nice, humble, friendly, God-fearing kid. So glad he came through it ok.
+1
It looks like he helped to steer it back upright.
I won’t be surprised if they do.
He seems like a good kid.
Found some picks... We found the red pickup truck that flipped over in Elgin tornado
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maybe he should clear coat it to prevent rust, but keep the scratches as a conversation piece.
He says he’d advise people to stay at home, don’t go out if you’ve heard there are tornado warnings.
But unless the house is a virtual bunker, or has a cellar, you’re not much safer at home either.
Lucky kid.
Oh that's a good idea.
I was thinking that's nothing a little bondo couldn't fix. That'll buff right out!
Fort Worth Chevy dealership is giving him/family a new truck
like a rock...
Those doors look in great shape. Would have expected them to be pressed in.
Those are whoppers.
Fox video of the incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJfYhHdTjRI
And, yes, Chevy should give him a new truck, just for the publicity.
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