Abraham Montes, a father of two from Texas, believes in helping people, even though it almost cost him his life. On January 24, 2022, he stopped to help a stranded driver on the Brazos Bridge. In the process, another car sped through and hit him, shattering his pelvis and badly damaging his bladder.
Almost two years and over 30 surgeries later, he reflects on his healing journey to People magazine. He still manages to believe in the goodness of humanity, even though it would be so easy to go to a dark and twisted place. He is thankful he is here so he can watch his children grow up.
Abraham almost hit the stranded car because it was so dark. He pulled over to help and suggested they turn their hazard lights on. This is when the unthinkable happened. “I had my back turned,” he recalled. “Then I heard a car speeding…. I turned around and I saw headlights, but she didn’t stop.”
A kind person stayed with him until emergency responders arrived. “He was like, 'It looked like you got hit by a grenade,” Abraham stated. “And he was in the Army. He’s seen some rough stuff.” The driver Abraham originally pulled over to help was killed in the crash.
Abraham’s wife, Martha Montes, stayed close by his side in the hospital because doctors feared the worst. “All the doctors thought I was going to pass away, and they wanted her to be there while I was still alive,” he recalled. “She says it was 10 times worse than a movie scene.”
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Abraham would go on to beat the odds. He stayed in the hospital for a month before being transferred to a rehab facility. It took him three months before he could walk again. His kids were big motivating factors in his recovery. “I was trying to stay alive, because my kids were real little,” he explained. “I didn’t want them to lose me and grow up without a father.” He returned to work on August 15, 2023. He is still using a catheter but is hopeful the next surgery will fix that.
Abraham promises to still help people and raise his children to do the same, but next time he sees a stranded car perhaps he will remain in his car and place a call to 911. “I’ll still help,” he stated.
