A new traffic light is in operation at an intersection near Nease High School described as dangerous just in time for the start of school.
It's an intersection where 18-year-old Mackenzie Felmet almost lost her life.
She said she thanks god every day that she survived a crash at the intersection of Ray Road and U.S. 1 nine months ago.
The Toyota Corolla she was driving with her sister Sydney was T-boned by another vehicle.
Raw interview: MacKenzie Felmet opens up about crash, recovery
She could have died. She had a broken orbital bone under her left eye, a broken jaw and a broken hip. She also suffered from temporary brain trauma that caused paralysis on left side of her body.
Mackenzie, a former cross country athlete at Nease High School, said her physical fitness helped in her recovery.
Mackenzie said she worked really, really hard in physical therapy, and after a month in a wheelchair and weeks on crutches, she was running up to five miles a day.
"I'm as active as used to be," Mackenzie said. "They call me 'Miracle Mac' because of all the amazing healing I experienced."
Florida Highway Patrol said there had been half a dozen crashes at the intersection before Mackenzie's near-deadly crash.
"It was just known you had to be careful when you were driving that way," she said.
Parents of students at Nease High said they had concerns about the intersection for quite some time. Several online petitions called for a light at the intersection after the crash.
"That was cathartic in a sense, to let go of the pain I had to go through," Mackenzie said. "This light could save lives."
MacKenzie said the traffic crash inspired her to study medicine. She will begin her freshman year at the University of Florida in the fall.