A Frisco man suffered a heart arrest while driving on 635 a year ago. To save his life, a local restaurant owner got out of his vehicle.
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Brandon Brogdon was driving on 635 last year when he went into cardiac arrest.
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Restaurant owner Constantino Rodriguez Morales ran over to Brogdon’s car and began doing chest compressions.
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Brogdon celebrated one year since his brush with death at Rodriguez’s restaurant.
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Brandon Brogdon was driving on 635 last year when he went into cardiac arrest.
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Restaurant owner Constantino Rodriguez Morales ran over to Brogdon’s car and began doing chest compressions.
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Brogdon celebrated one year since his brush with death at Rodriguez’s restaurant.
Texas’s MesquiteA year after suffering a sudden cardiac attack while traveling on I-635, the AFriscoman is giving thanks to the good samaritan who saved his life.
At 10:30 a.m. in December 2023, Brandon Brogdon, 51, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while driving while he, his wife, and their 18-year-old daughter were en route to a family gathering.
Brogdon instantly went unconscious.
Brandon’s wife, Holly Brogdon, stated, “He completely collapsed, head down,” “Dad!” exclaimed my daughter in the back seat. As we were still on 635 in the right-hand lane, I noticed that he was absolutely dead and grabbed the wheel. God must have put his foot over the brake because we managed to stop without colliding.
While Holly waved for assistance from cars, the Brogdons’ daughter conversed with 911 operators.
To stop traffic, an 18-wheeler driver pulled over.
Brandon Brogdon (right) and Constantino Rodriguez Morales (left)
Constantino Rodriguez Morales was traveling to Deep Ellum to operate at his business, Don Chabe Steaks.
As he had trained in a Red Cross lesson, he exited his vehicle, leaned Brogdon’s seat back, unbuckled his seatbelt, and began chest compression.
Rodriguez also performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation while working as a police officer in Mexico for three years.
“He ran to Brandon passionately, just did chest compressions the entire time, which was probably at least 8 minutes, he did not take a breath,” Holly said.
Paramedics from the Mesquite Fire Department took over after being delayed by traffic and a miscommunication on the highway location.
“After we got to the hospital they told me they shocked him 4 times to get him to come back,” Holly recalled. “God allowed and spared his life.”
Rodriguez told FOX 4 that he usually doesn’t take 635 to work, but he thinks that day’s actions were a result of divine intervention.
Brandon spent more than two days on life support.
Shortly after Brandon recovered, the family met Rodriguez, and they recently celebrated his one-year birthday at his restaurant.
“Thankful to God that all the miracles came into play that allowed me to survive,” Brandon stated.
“You can see how God is involved in everything. merely getting us through. “He alone could perform miracles,” Holly remarked.
The Brogdons also want to thank the driver of the 18-wheeler that blocked traffic and the Mesquite paramedics who helped Brandon.
They claim not to have inherited his name.
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The Brogdon family and Constantino Rodriguez Morales were interviewed by FOX 4 and provided the information used in this piece.
The Brogdon family and Constantino Rodriguez Morales were interviewed by FOX 4 and provided the information used in this piece.
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