Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is thankful that God told him to put on his seat belt just minutes before he was involved in a horrific car crash in August.
Andrews was en route to the Ravens' team facility for training camp on August 14 when his 2014 Toyota Tundra was involved in a two-vehicle collision.
Now, Andrews is telling fans that God spoke to him through the sound of the seatbelt chime reminding him to fasten his seatbelt just minutes before the accident.
“I thought the last thing someone would hear when they wake up in hospital is the sound of their seat belt,” Andrews said. “And that's just like, 'Oh no, I need to buckle up,' and I did, and two minutes later I was in an accident.” said Currently appearing Lounge Podcast.
“I knew if I hadn't worn my seat belt I would have been thrown all over the place. The seat belt saved my life. When I heard the sound of the seat belt, it was God telling me to wear it,” the player added.
Mr Andrews claimed he lost control of his car as it veered towards disaster.
“It was scary. I'd never been stopped by the police before, never been in an accident, nothing like that,” he added. “We play football so we know what it feels like to get hit but that was really different. It was like God's mercy and God's will and in that moment everything felt so slow.”
Since the accident, Andrews says he occasionally experiences a kind of flashback about it.
“Sometimes along the way I remember it,” he explained, “and it's a little traumatic, but I feel good now, I feel good. Nothing's going to get in my way. I'm just thankful that God protected me, that I buckled my seatbelt and saved me.”
Andrews made headlines earlier this year after saving the life of a woman who was in a diabetic coma.
Andrews was on the scene when the woman became distressed during a flight from Baltimore to Phoenix, and volunteered that he had a diabetes testing kit with him, which helped stabilize the woman.
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