Jamie Jiao, Vienna
Psychology major
Speaking outside the hospital late Monday night, still dressed in clothes streaked with soot from the accident, Jiao, a University of Virginia student, recounted being knocked out by the impact. He woke up to find that his glasses and shoes had been knocked off. His lower back ached. He was no longer in his seat, and he felt a hard, semi-smooth surface under him. At first, Jiao said, he thought that the train had flipped and that he was on the ceiling. Washington Post