A woman driving in Weston, Massachusetts, was injured this week after a piece of metal smashed through her windshield and hit her in the head, according to police.
The incident happened just before 1 p.m. Thursday on Route 20. Weston police said after the object hit the driver, she slammed on her brakes and was rear-ended by another car. She was brought to Lahey Hospital in Burlington with serious head injuries.
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The woman, identified by family as 35-year-old Regiane Araujo, remains in serious condition Friday. The mother of three young kids spoke with family members through video chat from the hospital that morning, with her husband by her side.
Araujo's family and Weston Police Chief Denis Linehan call her recovery a miracle and say she is expected to be OK.
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"She was in and out of consciousness," Linehan said. "Quite honestly, initially, we thought we were going to be dealing with a fatality."
Two passengers were in the backseat of her car, said police. They weren't injured but a piece of metal was found in the backseat.
No other injuries were reported.
Officers believe the piece of metal was hit by car, sending it airborne and crashing into her windshield, according to police.
While police are still investigating where the metal came from, they said it's potentially from an undercarriage of a commercial truck.
