Daniel Waterman, 22, briefly woke from a coma before his death – and what he told authorities changed everything.
Daniel Waterman was severely injured in a car crash on Super Bowl Sunday 2025. Originally from the Syracuse area in New York, he had been riding in the passenger seat while his pregnant girlfriend, Leigha Mumby, 24, drove along Interstate 95 in Flagler County, Florida.
The couple reportedly began arguing during the drive, and tensions escalated just moments before the crash. The vehicle went off the road, leaving Waterman with critical injuries. When he briefly woke from his coma, he told investigators something that would change everything.
Waterman, who died on October 8, 2025, from complications related to his injuries, reportedly told authorities that Mumby deliberately caused the crash.
According to court documents cited by People and the New York Post, he said Mumby’s anger boiled over just moments before the accident, saying: “I don’t care what happens. You’ll get what you deserve.”
Both Mumby and the couple’s baby survived, even though she was also injured in the crash.
