{"id":239582,"date":"2026-04-20T22:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239582\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T22:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:50:07","slug":"i-woke-up-on-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239582\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I woke up on the ground\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.  \u2014 A United States Postal Service mail carrier is recovering at home <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/14\/mail-carrier-rushed-to-trauma-center-after-fort-lauderdale-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/14\/mail-carrier-rushed-to-trauma-center-after-fort-lauderdale-crash\/\">after being involved in a violent crash last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Andre Bernard, 35, was hospitalized after the crash on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThey came straight into me, so I just braced myself for impact, held my seatbelt \u2015 boom \u2015 that was it,\u201d he said. \u201cI woke up on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bernard says he is very sore, walks with a limp and is covered with road rashes, deep cuts and needed stitches on his right arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He told Local 10\u2019s Sanela Sabovic he was trying to make a U-turn when another driver hit him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The crash happened in the area of Southwest 16th Street and Fourth Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The impact ejected Bernard from his postal truck. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He remembers waking up on the ground and neighbors rushing in to help him out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cell phone video shows Bernard on the street with people tending to him, pieces of mail and glass shards scattered all over the roadway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bernard said he\u2019s never had anything like this happen before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The father of three small children is thankful to be alive and to be spending this time recovering with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt means a lot because I feel like I have a second chance at life,\u201d he said. \u201cHome with kids, stay strong and keep going.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Bernard will be out of work for 45 days or so. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He said he is so thankful to all of the residents in the neighborhood who rushed in to help him out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">For those who wish to assist Bernard during his recovery, visit Bernard\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-postal-workers-recovery-after-accident?attribution_id=sl:ee85cb00-28fd-4150-ba24-7eb1b6fdba05&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1776720994&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp17_tc-amp20_t1&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-postal-workers-recovery-after-accident?attribution_id=sl:ee85cb00-28fd-4150-ba24-7eb1b6fdba05&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1776720994&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp17_tc-amp20_t1&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\">GoFundMe page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; 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