Wreck survivor: ‘God brought me through it ...’

Reassuring his mother that being a little late to an appointment would be okay is the last thing Russell Johnston really remembers before he heard the voice of fellow paramedic Dub Morriss explaining to him why he couldn't see and why he couldn't move.

It was the morning of September 21 and the 34-year-old Minden man had just collided with the rear portion of a tractor-trailer rig while traveling 70 miles per hour west-bound on Interstate 20.