17-year-old girl recovering after mother says she was hit by truck feet away from home

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Ginger Bratzel says her 17-year-old daughter Brynn is recovering from severe injuries after being hit by a truck Friday night.

The incident happened feet away from their home near S Council and SW 104th.

Bratzel shared home surveillance video of the incident with News 4. The person behind the wheel is seen driving away in a truck.

"She is lucky to be alive. She has fractured vertebrae in her lower back, very bad bruises and road rash, soft tissue damage. Her wrist is pretty shattered. She's in a splint temporarily," said Bratzel.

Brynn was home alone the night of the incident. Bratzel said she was out with her husband getting dinner, while they waited for their power to be restored after an outage.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric crews were down the street working on the lines.

Brynn walked down the street to ask the OG&E crews for an estimate on restoration.

As she walked back home, things took a scary turn.

"It's not even, you know, the next house to talk to them to ask when the power could be on. So they had already seen her. They talked to her, told her how long, and she was on her way walking back and this truck came up from behind her and hit her just feet from our house," said Bratzel.

Brynn was found in a ditch by the OG&E workers who said they heard a high-pitched scream.

There was shattered glass and hard plastic left near the incident. Bratzel believes the remnants were from the truck's broken front headlight.

Brynn is a high school senior with a bright future ahead. She's also an intern with the Moore Police Department. She's trying her best to get back to doing day-to-day tasks.

Bratzel said, "She has her good days and she has her bad days and it's still really, really fresh. But, you know, she's like, how do I do this? How do I do everything? You know, I can't drive, but I can get dressed. How do I brush my teeth?"

The driver has not identified themselves. Both Bratzel and Brynn are determined to find answers.

If you have any information about the incident or witnessed the truck driving away, Bratzel asks that you come forward.

Bratzel said she is grateful for the OG&E crews that found her daughter and called 9-1-1.

They are working closely with the Oklahoma City Police Department to try and track down the driver.

Brynn is now beginning her journey towards recovery. She's possibly facing surgery to repair the shattered bones in her wrist.