Firefighter Lucky To Be Alive

NORTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 20-year-old North Franklin Township firefighter says he is lucky to be alive after his was hit by a vehicle Monday along Route 40.  A speeding driver hit him and took off.  Logan Lilley was with firefighters doing traffic control after responding to a downed tree. He tells our news partners at WPXI “I probably shouldn’t be standing with how fast he hit me”. Lilley says he ran towards the guardrail and jumped but was struck by the hood on his boot.  He was thrown over the guardrail and suffered a hand injury and well as other cuts and sprains.  He believes the driver was traveling around 55 mph.   That driver did not stop and police are still searching for a white KIA. “I have angel wings tatted on my back, so I go with I had an angel with me that day, and for being a pretty religious person, I think God was definitely there for me,” he said. Firefighters are hoping this incident is a wake-up call for drivers to slow down. State Police continue to search for the hit-and-run driver.