New job, ride for teen driver who drove red truck in Texas tornado
By Rudy Koski
Published March 24, 2022 9:47PM
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FOX 7 Austin
AUSTIN, Texas - The teen driver who survived being hit by a tornado says he is getting a new job and a North Texas car dealer wants to give him a new truck.
Video of 16-year-old Riley Leon and his red truck has been viewed thousands of times since the Texas tornado on Monday in Elgin. Riley told FOX 7 he was going back home from a job interview at Whataburger.
A company spokesperson said Thursday it was her understanding he has been hired at their Manor location, but was awaiting confirmation from their Human Resources department that he has officially been hired.
Riley told FOX 7 his red truck was hauled away by the family’s insurance company.
He provided a picture of the truck before it was smashed by the storm and earlier explained its a personal loss. "So it was family. That truck helped me and my dad get to where we are at now. To see that its gone, it brings a lot of tears to me," said Leon.
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