‘She’s so strong’: Detroit family shares recovery journey of 5-year-old girl hit by car

After more than 120 days in the hospital and weeks in a coma, 5-year-old Santana Martin is back home in Detroit, surrounded by family. It has already been a long recovery from devastating injuries suffered when she was struck by a vehicle during a family reunion, and her family says they don’t know what each day will bring. Martin suffered a broken jaw, broken limbs, a traumatic brain injury, and other serious injuries after being hit by a car on Aug. 10, 2025, on Canyon between East Warren Avenue and Chandler Park Drive.