NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Owen Simmons was riding his bike home when a car struck him and left him with serious injuries on the night of June 8 at the intersection of Granby Street and East Princess Anne Road in Norfolk.

The injuries included bleeding in his brain, fractures to his face and a C4 spinal cord injury, according to his family. 

“All I remember is a slamming sound and the fact that I hit the ground. I didn’t even remember that because my head slammed into the pavement then I blacked out,” said Simmons. “I remember waking up in the hospital.”

Simmons additionally suffered seizures and flatlined twice while in the emergency room at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

“I guess the damage was from my head and face slamming it into the car because my bike was literally untouched. It was just me that was tore up,” said Simmons. “I had a massive seizure and couldn’t breathe anymore. They had me on a machine breathing for two days. From what I understand, I flatlined twice and they had to bring me back.”

Following over a month and frequent hospital visits, Simmons says no suspects have been found but he has found solace with the case. 

“I kind of made peace with myself that maybe this person will never be caught. I’m going to be okay,” said Simmons. “They have to, somewhere down the road deal with what they did or if there’s such a thing as karma.”

In the midst of his healing process, Simmons says it’s a miracle he’s still breathing and thanked those who’ve supported his recovery.

“I’m blessed. God really looked out for me because if you could see the pictures of when they brought me into the emergency room. I can understand like ‘wow I can’t believe I’m alive.’ So many people have reached out to me that I never realized cared,” said Simmons. “This happened to me for a reason. To open my eyes, to see how lucky I am, to see how many people do care about me. You just don’t know until something bad happens, the love that people put out for you.”

If you’d like to help Simmons as he continues to recover a link to his GoFundMe can be found here.