JUST ONE STATION: NH man briefly trapped after 18-wheeler forces car off road, police searching for driver

Providing us a look at the damage left behind Danny Cruz recounted the terrifying moments on in Lowell when he says without warning he was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer truck that sent his car spinning out of control before barreling off the highway and wedged into the woods Right now I m not understanding that I could ve potentially died Cruz revealed Cruz says the car was wedged into the woods so deep at first no one could find the wreckage I started to look over my shoulder to see if I could see the road and I could barely see the road Cruz noted That s when I started to panic Like what if nobody s gonna find me Cruz managed to grab his cell phone and call for help Around p m Thursday he explained to police officers that the -wheeler that crashed into his car never stopped The car spun and it somehow started to go back toward the -wheeler stated Cruz I could see that I was gonna go underneath it and I m like I need to spin the wheel again and when I did that s how I ended up going toward the grass Cruz explained he was briefly trapped in his car and was shaken up but walked away without a scratch Holy cow you know Cruz reported on what he was thinking Like life hit My car s gone Am I okay I m fine now it s time to figure out what we re gonna do next State police explained they re trying to track down the trucker meanwhile Cruz is hoping someone who witnessed the crash would come forward Everyone keeps saying that stuff like this happens all the time and it s like if it does this stuff can t keep happening Cruz revealed For now Cruz is thankful to be alive and he has a message for the driver who kept going Do the right thing you know Cruz announced Do the human thing to do That s all I ve been in accidents and you know you have to stay to make sure the other people are okay You should feel compelled to