DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida Department of Transportation road ranger who was hit by a car while helping a stranded motorist is finally out of the hospital.

Eduardo Robles was released from Broward General Medical Center on Wednesday, eight days after the crash that nearly took his life.

The 52-year-old state worker remembers being hit by the car, but he doesn't know how he survived. He was in the process of changing a tire on a stranded vehicle on southbound Interstate 95 near Davie Boulevard on March 11 when, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, a speeding motorist lost control, crossed four lanes of traffic and slammed into Robles and the car he was working on.

"I started to go put air in it from the compressor of my truck and the only thing I remember is I was airborne and everything was spinning and I saw my leg and then I saw debris flying all over the place -- a car fender, the bumper, him being wiped out," Robles told Local 10's Roger Lohse.

Robles' lower right leg was shattered and his left leg was banged up, but somehow he escaped internal or head injuries. Moments earlier, Robles said, he told the stranded motorist to stay in his car because it was dangerous out there.

"This time it really happened -- to me," Robles said. "I've seen it happen to others, but it happened to me."

Robles has been a road ranger for two years, but he has already been recognized for the safe, professional way he does his job. He was named road ranger of the year in 2007.

It will be at least five months before he can go back to work, but he has an important request for all those hurried drivers on the road.

"It’s not worth it," he said. "Slow down, please."

The driver of the car that hit Robles was ticketed for careless driving.