Man Survives 30 Foot Plunge In Car With Only Minor Injuries

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MEDINA, Ohio -- A man whose car plunged 30 feet off a highway overpass and landed wheels down in the snow-covered median between lanes of freeway traffic escaped with only minor injuries.

"The front air bag deployed and right after that I felt a floating sensation," Michael Doner said. "I thought, 'I'm either dreaming or I'm falling."'

Doner, 60, of Medina, was making the three-hour drive to visit his mother on Christmas when a car skidded into his and a second car slammed into him, sending his car over railing of the bridge over Interstate 71 about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland.

Doctors told Doner his Honda's side air bag minimized his injuries. He had a broken collarbone and cracked ribs, and was sent home less than six hours after the fall.

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