His back was broken. But he’s expected to make a full recovery!
It’s being called a “miracle” after a community leader was saved from an oncoming train by law enforcement while trapped in a vehicle with a broken back. Pictures below.
David Byard Saved From Oncoming Train After Breaking Back in Crash
On August 5th, 2025, David Byard, President of the Fairfield Bay Community Club, was in Alabama picking up a new diesel truck on a trailer.
Byard was being driven as a passenger by his nephew, Parker, when the vehicle swerved to avoid a deer. They were hauling a trailer with a diesel truck in tow.
The trucks and trailer, including a fork lift, landed in a ravine.
Both trucks were smashed to pieces after the collision. Byard’s back was fractured during the devastating crash.
The vehicle landed on train tracks in darkness. Both Byard and his nephew were trapped screaming for help as the doors were jammed.
Thankfully, Byard’s phone miraculously detected the car crash and called law enforcement automatically. Despite David never making the call himself.
While Byard sat in agonizing pain, blue lights appeared in the distance as Alabama State Troopers and local law enforcement swirled around the scene.
Despite initially not wanting to move Byard due to his back injury, police noticed a train’s headlight in the distance.
They pulled him through the window because the door was jammed.
Thankfully, the train saw the blue police lights and stopped in time.
Byard responded to the incident on social media, praising God for being alive:
“I don’t know why God wants me here, but he does.”
David Byard Condition Update
David Byard says he’s expected to make a complete recovery. Surgery went well on August 6th:
“They said the surgery went extremely well. For about an hour I was in lala land and seeing and hearing things but they weren’t making any sense. Thanks for all of the prayers, calls, messages, and texts. I didn’t know I had so many friends.”
