Miracle! Man plunges from W. Side building, crashes atop of Dodge Charger and lives to tell tale

Kerry Wills, Kevin Deutsch and Bill Hutchinson New York Daily News 08/31/2010 19:35

A young man plunged 39 stories Tuesday from a West Side high-rise, crashed through the windshield of a sports car - and lived to tell about it.

"My leg! My leg!" Thomas Magill, 22, screamed after an apparent suicide attempt ended with his landing in the red 2008 Dodge Charger, witnesses said.

Magill was in critical condition Tuesday night, undergoing surgery for two broken legs - but those who saw him fall were stunned he made it to the hospital.

"He came down feetfirst at like 100 mph," said witness Andrew Petrocelli, 47, a maintenance worker across the street from where Magill jumped.

"That's a miracle if I've ever seen one. He should be a goner. It was like that movie 'Unbreakable.' That was this guy: unbreakable."

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