NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 33-year-old man remains in recovery weeks after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Jefferson Street in Germantown.

Metro Nashville police said Cameron Magro was walking home the night of Oct. 11 when two cars were drag racing through the neighborhood.

"I want to express this is an absolute miracle that my little brother is still here today," Kaylee Magro said. "A miracle hands down."

The driver, 36-year-old Travis Andry, is now facing felony reckless aggravated assault charges. Police said he was driving with a suspended license.

"He was going home after a fun evening with his friends and wasn't safe doing something he should have been safe doing," his sister said.

Local advocates said this story is part of a larger problem. On Monday afternoon, the Metro Nashville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission held a meeting to address pedestrian safety concerns in Nashville.

"This is not a good city in which to be a pedestrian crossing the road," said John Norris, who is part of the advisory commission.

Norris remembers another tragedy just a few blocks away when his friend Dorothy Dobbins was killed crossing the street earlier this summer.

"It shouldn't have happened," he said. "There have been many complaints about that particular crossing, and it shouldn't have happened."

City officials said meetings about pedestrian safety are nothing new, but they are taking on a new urgency.

"Roads aren't just for cars," Norris said. "Other users have rights, too, and those rights need to be honored and respected."

Cameron Magro remains in recovery with months of rehabilitation ahead, so he can run again. It's something, his sister Kaylee said, he loved to do.

"We want to say thank you to the people who the ICU unit and the people who rushed out and put compression on his head and prayed around him when they saw he got hit," Kaylee said. "We want to thank all of them who showed up and poured out support. This was truly a miracle."

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