Woman leaves hospital to begin rehab after being seriously injured in Deerfield Beach hit-and-run

A woman is grateful to be alive and heading home as she continues her journey to recovery after being struck by a van in Deerfield Beach Fanny Shindle was moving across East Hillsboro Boulevard with her boyfriend Jesse Abernathy after having dinner at The Cove Waterfront Restaurant and Tiki Bar on Aug when she spotted a speeding car heading their way The -year-old victim managed to push Abernathy out of the way but she was seriously injured suffering multiple broken bones in the crash Abernathy also suffered minor injuries The driver who the couple inferred was going double the speed limit kept heading westbound from the Hillsboro Bridge without stopping Nearly two weeks later Shindle is grateful to still be alive Extremely hard just to get up out of bed I mean you really appreciate you don t realize explained Shindle I have a whole different lease on life It s like a miracle I m here calls published by administration captured Abernathy alerting police promptly after the crash We were walking across the street this guy came flying through like out of nowhere explained Abernathy Shindle described the moment she was struck I remember seeing a beautiful brand-new car There s no car there but one car right at the top of the bridge and I remember all of a sudden it coming quick and I pushed him because he was walking slow and I explained Move and that s the last thing I remember she commented Abernathy has been at her bedside ever since that day Shindle suffered multiple serious injuries in the crash She had several rib fractures several fractures in her spine explained Natalie Mitchell a nurse Shindle underwent several surgeries for her numerous injurie On Thursday she left Broward Healthcare North for the first time since the crash to begin rehab As Shindle begins the next strategies of her recovery the couple can t stop thinking about the driver who hit her and never stopped to help It s surreal that this even happened and it s mind-boggling that specific lowlife could authentically do this and not even come forward announced Shindle Broward Sheriff s Office explained News they are assessing and reviewing surveillance footage in the area Shindle s family has set up a reward for any information that helps catch the driver If you have any information on this hit-and-run or the driver s whereabouts call Broward County Crime Stoppers at - -TIPS Remember you can invariably remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a reward of up to