«Breaking News» Woman who forgave joyrider who nearly killed her by throwing turkey through her windshield has died

The Long Island woman who was nearly killed by a frozen turkey which was flung through her windshield in 2004 has died.

Victoria Ruvolo, 59, made national headlines when she forgave Ryan Cushing, who was 18 years old at the time he flung a 20-pound turkey out of a moving car on a Long Island highway in November 2004.

On November 12, 2004, Cushing was with a group of friends when they purchased a turkey with a stolen credit card.

They were taking a joyride on Sunrise Highway in Ronkonkoma when Cushing threw the turkey out of the car.

Victoria Ruvolo, 59, who made headlines when she was nearly killed by a turkey that smashed through her windshield in 2004, has died

Ruvolo needed 10 hours of emergency surgery, weeks in a coma, and months of rehabilitation, though doctors said she was lucky to be alive

The bird smashed through Ruvolo’s windshield and into her face, according to News 12 Long Island.

Every bone in Ruvolo’s face was broken, and doctors needed to perform life-saving surgery for 10 hours.

Surgeons put in three titanium plates as well as a wire mesh for her left eye socket.

She then spent weeks in a medically induced coma, according to the New York Post.

Ryan Cushing (left) was 18 years old at the time he flung a 20-pound turkey out of a moving car on a Long Island highway in November 2004. Ruvolo convinced the judge to give Cushing a reduced sentence of six months in prison. He could have received a maximum of 25 years

Ruvolo's car is seen above after the windshield was smashed while driving along Sunrise Highway in Ronkonkoma, New York in November 2004

Ruvolo, who miraculously survived, needed months of rehabilitation.

Cushing and his friends were arrested.

As part of a plea agreement, the friends agreed to testify against Cushing.

If convicted, Cushing could have gone to prison for 25 years.

But Ruvolo intervened on his behalf and worked with his lawyer to try to get a reduced sentence.

‘Because I’d experienced the death of two brothers when I was much younger, I felt strongly that I didn’t want to be responsible for taking this other young person’s life,’ Ruvolo told The Forgiveness Project.

‘I didn’t want Ryan to rot in jail.’

It was later learned that Cushing and a group of friends bought the 20-pound frozen turkey (above) with a stolen credit card

The judge took Ruvolo’s plea for mercy into account and sentenced Cushing to six months in prison followed by five years of probation.

Ruvolo spent the rest of her life as a motivational speaker who preached forgiveness to inmates and troubled youth.

The cause of her death is not known at this time. 

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