A man and his dog who were involved in a car crash last week were reunited on Friday afternoon.
Wayne Schreder was separated from Radar when he was taken to the hospital following the Feb. 11 wreck on Interstate 10, said Marcia Zamorano, a Pima County spokeswoman.
"The only thing I remember was that I woke up in a ditch and a helicopter took me away," Schreder said. "I was so out of it that I forgot he had been with us until I got home from the hospital Sunday and he wasn't there."
Schreder and his friend encountered high winds when driving on I-10, and the hood of the Jeep blew up, blocking the windshield and causing his friend to crash into the median, he said.
The driver suffered several broken ribs, a punctured lung and a broken clavicle.
"I wasn't hurt too badly, but I can't walk great yet," Schreder said.
He thought that the rescue dog who he'd taken in a little over a year ago was dead.
Radar was found near the median, snuggled next to a bible and a hat, while two Arizona Department of Transportation workers wereΒ cleaning up the accident scene, Zamorano said.
The dog was taken to Pima Animal Care Center, where staff and the Arizona Department of Public Safety collaborated and confirmed that Radar was Schreder's dog, Zamorano said.
Schreder said he was so happy to get his buddy back, and Radar was neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before leaving PACC.
