The Miracle Files | She Jumped from a Car Going 75 MPH: A Miracle on the Freeway | Ep. 58

Host: Radio America | Sisters/Hosts: Emily Jones & Holly Worthington
Date: February 2, 2026

Episode Overview

This gripping and inspirational episode of The Miracle Files spotlights Janelle, a Minnesota mom who survived a terrifying and miraculous ordeal: her car malfunctioned at 75 mph, forcing her to jump from the moving vehicle to save her life. Through vivid storytelling and emotional reflection, hosts Emily and Holly uncover not only the details of the accident but also the profound spiritual moments and chain of miracles that unfolded before, during, and after the crash. The episode is a testament to faith, resilience, and the mysterious ways in which hope and divine intervention can shape survival.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Setting the Scene: Janelle's Story Begins

• Janelle’s Backstory: Recently through a tough life season, she was finally regaining stability and looked forward to a rare solo trip ([02:31]).
• Quote:

  “It felt like I was taken out of a valley and brought to a broad place. But what I wasn't expecting is that I would encounter the valley of the shadow of death.”
  — Janelle ([02:31])

2. The Car Malfunction: Terror on the Freeway

• Janelle merges onto I-35, but her SUV keeps accelerating even after she lifts her foot off the pedal ([03:42]).
• Brakes and emergency brake fail; Janelle desperately looks for an exit ([04:24]).
• Memorable Moment:

  “My car is going over 75 miles an hour. So then I know like, I've got to try the emergency brake. So I tried the emergency brake and that didn't work.”
  — Janelle ([04:56])

3. The Split-Second Decision: Faith in Action

• With traffic blocking her path and no way to stop, Janelle sharply turns and miraculously avoids a fatal crash ([05:53]).
• In her panic, she cries out:

  "Jesus, help."
  — Janelle ([05:53])

• Janelle describes hearing a calming, guiding inner voice:

  "I heard a voice behind me say, ‘Janelle, do you trust me? You have to jump out.’”
  — Janelle ([06:16])

4. Surviving the Jump: Instant Impact & Aftermath

• Janelle jumps from the moving vehicle and is run over by a tire ([06:16]).
  • The SUV narrowly avoids head-on collisions and comes to rest against a tree ([06:48]).
• She is knocked unconscious on the road; bystanders find her purse and ID, aiding first responders ([07:20]).
• Quote:

  "Her medical chart read, brain bleed, broken nose, a gash at the back of the skull... and yet, unbelievably, there were no fractures in the leg that the SUV wheel had rolled over."
  — Narrator ([11:31])

5. Spiritual Encounter & Healing

• While unconscious, Janelle experiences an out-of-body episode where she senses Jesus in her hospital room ([09:23]-[10:42]):

  "That's the essence of Jesus that I experienced in the ER. And I don't really need to know anything else because I know that. I know that. I know that that was him. And so I gazed into his eyes and then he winked at me. And he was gone.”
  — Janelle ([10:03])

• Friend’s perspective:

  "If you wouldn't have told me that that was Janelle, I would have had no idea that that was who it was… It was horrific."
  — Holly (Friend) ([11:06])

6. The Medical Miracle: Healing of Her Blood

• Janelle had a prior diagnosis of von Willebrand disease—a serious bleeding disorder ([13:37]).

• She recalls past bleeding incidents and dependence on a lifesaving hormone, which her body later rejected. After what she felt was a divine healing, her blood began clotting normally, and inexplicably, she survived significant injuries with normal clotting ([13:50]-[15:42]).

  “She calls it mercy. Scheduled in advance.”
  — Narrator ([15:42])

7. More Signs and Miracles

• The day before the accident, her daughter was baptized and received a plaque reading “The Lord is my shepherd”—which survived the crash unscathed ([15:42]-[16:07]):

  “That was in the passenger seat. It was totally fine in there … That’s a testimony for my whole family.”
  — Janelle ([15:42])

8. Recovery, Resilience, and Faith

• Despite serious injuries and psychological trauma, Janelle recovers, feeling transformed by her experiences.

• Friend’s description of her recovery:

  "She looked healed... And what I saw was the face of a lion... carrying the presence of God in such a beautiful way."
  — Holly (Friend) ([16:30])

• Janelle’s closing thought:

  “Faith is trusting God, and so I'm just grateful to be here. I'm grateful to have experienced Jesus in a supernatural way. And I'm grateful for whatever open doors he’s giving me to share my story and to be his witness in the world around me.”
  — Janelle ([17:14])

Important Segment Timestamps

• 00:31 – 04:24: Janelle discovers her car won’t stop accelerating, brakes fail.
• 05:53 – 07:01: Panic decision, prayer, jump from vehicle, accident details.
• 09:23 – 10:42: Out-of-body/hospital room spiritual encounter.
• 11:06 – 11:48: Friend’s reaction to Janelle’s condition in hospital.
• 13:37 – 15:42: Background on Janelle’s bleeding disorder and her miraculous healing.
• 18:39 – 22:20: Hosts discuss technical cause of the accident, recount similar incidents, reinforce sense of miraculous survival.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On trusting in divine guidance ([06:16]):
  "Janelle, do you trust me? You have to jump out." — Janelle (describing inner voice)

• On miraculous protection ([11:31]):
  "…there were no fractures in the leg that the SUV wheel had rolled over." — Narrator

• On the spiritual moment in the hospital ([10:03]):
  "He came to me like a good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep… then he winked at me. And he was gone." — Janelle

• On faith and sharing her story ([17:14]):
  "Faith is trusting God, and so I'm just grateful to be here…grateful for whatever open doors he’s giving me to share my story and to be his witness in the world around me." — Janelle

Discussion on Car Malfunction and Miraculous Endings ([18:39]–[22:20])

• A mechanic later informed Janelle it wasn’t mechanical but an electronic failure—nothing she could have done to stop it.
• Hosts discuss a similar out-of-control car case in Minnesota (an 18-year-old man, over 100 mph).

• Janelle’s accident occurred in rush hour; her decision—and her faith—ultimately protected her and others.

  > “Once she jumped from her car, it didn’t hit anyone…There was another oncoming car that barely missed a head-on collision…I don’t think that that was a coincidence either.”  
  — Emily Jones & Janelle ([22:11]-[22:18])
  

Reflections & Closing Thoughts

• The hosts marvel at the chain of small and large miracles throughout Janelle’s ordeal: from divine interventions, to medical mysteries, and safe recoveries.

• They emphasize the beauty of faith:

  “It's just incredible to me, the many ways that God reminds us that he loves us, that he's aware of us...”
  — Emily Jones ([22:43])

• Janelle’s journey is framed as both harrowing and hopeful, a story they—and their listeners—won’t soon forget.