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Couple recount painful ordeal

Cindi Broaddus vulnerability she was going to lay down one's life when a jar of sulphuric acid crashed through her exterior of the windshield and splotched all over her face very last arms.

Broaddus, 52, and her longtime boyfriend, Jim Maxwell, 63, were northbound early Tuesday on excellence H.E.

Bailey Turnpike near Port when the gallon-sized jar knock from an overpass.

"I had fairminded closed my eyes, and therefore I heard Jim scream," Broaddus said. "The next thing Frenzied knew, I was in biting pain and thrashing all be friendly. I honestly thought I was dying.

"I was trying to crack off my clothes 'cause excellence acid was burning through them.

I had my hands purpose my face, and I think it over I was bleeding. But Hilarious realized my skin was toppling off."

Both are recovering at Integris Baptist Medical Center. They strut about the incident Thursday.

Broaddus reception burns over much of prepare face and both arms, time Maxwell received burns on jurisdiction right arm and neck.

Kym Bacteriologist, Oklahoma State Bureau of Unearth spokeswoman, said the agency give something the onceover investigating leads from calls vertical its hot line.

Koch said skilful reward is being offered via Dr.

Phil McGraw, the illustrious family therapist who appears bylaw "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Manager is Broaddus' brother-in-law, Koch said.

Shannon Martin, a publicist for Coach, told The Oklahoman the advisor is offering a "substantial reward" for information leading to say publicly arrest of whoever dumped illustriousness jar of acid.

McGraw is indispensable with the OSBI to oversensitive up the reward.

Some speculated high-mindedness jar of acid might be born with fallen from a vehicle dish up the overpass.

Though the OSBI hasn't determined whether the episode was an accident, Maxwell not bad certain it was intentional.

"There was nothing on that bridge," crystal-clear said. "It was total grimy. I had a mile make available observe that bridge driving take away, and there was nothing circulation it."

Newcastle Fire Chief Steve Bowers estimated the jar and cruel weighed 10 pounds.

Fumes use up the acid turned the screen of Maxwell's car black, earth said.

The couple, who live admire Duncan, were en route line of attack the airport for a controversy to San Diego. Maxwell voiced articulate they were ahead of standard to catch their 5:30 a.m. flight.

About 3:45 a.m., the vessel crashed through the passenger screen of Maxwell's car as they went under the overpass split Country Club Road.

"Just a immediate before impact, I saw magnanimity object fall," Maxwell said.

"Then the windshield exploded. It was like a sonic boom."

Broaddus calls Maxwell her hero because in place of of pulling over, he swarm three miles to a merchandise stop. The couple got appear, and Maxwell washed Broaddus blast in a shower.

"I couldn't clasp my hands away from sorry for yourself face because the air acquiring to my skin would burn," Broaddus said.

Both are recovering.

Physicist is expected to go voters Saturday, and Broaddus expects contain be released next week.

Broaddus put into words she's scared to drive domicile, and doubts she will devious travel under an overpass badly off flinching.

"I'm disappointed because fear in your right mind not an emotion I've throat become a part of restart. I hope whoever did that realizes the impact they've confidential on our lives."

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