20-year-old Kane Fideler said he was left for dead in the middle of Saturday's blizzard.

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WEBVTT PREPARING FOR ANOTHER LIFE-CHANGING EVENT. THIS IS THE IMPRINT OF A BODY IS FROM A MAN WHO WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THIS TRUCK AND ONE THAT TOOK OFF. >> IT WAS A SCREAM OF PAIN AND TERROR. CHINH: COUNCIL BLUFFS POLICE BELIEVE THIS IS THE TRUCK THAT HIT 20-YEAR-OLD KANE FIDELER AS CAPTURED FROM NEARBY TRAFFIC CAMERAS ALONG THE SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NEAR 23RD AVENUE. FIDELER DESCRIBES THE TRUCK AS A SILVER OR GRAY DODGE RAM WITH A BUSINESS LOGO, POSSIBLY A LARGE LETTER "C" WITH A TREE SYMBOL. HE SAYS DURING SATURDAY’S BLIZZARD, HE AND HIS FRIENDS WERE ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A FENDER-BENDER. AS THEY WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FIDELER WAS BEHIND TRYING TO BRUSH SNOW WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED. >> HE ROLLED HIS WINDOW DOWN WHEN HE WAS DRIVING BY AND SAID YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN -- STANDING THERE. CHINH: FIDELER’S MOM SAYS SHE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS. ONE MAN PERFORMING CPR AND ANOTHER HELPED TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. >> AND HE GOT OUT AND SAT NEXT TO MY SON AND PRAYED OVER HIM AND COVERED HIM WITH BLANKETS AND TRIED TO KEEP HIM AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. CHINH: VALERIE MCDERMOTT IS USING FACEBOOK, ASKING FOR HEL TRACKING DOWN THE DRIVER. >> SOME COMPANIES ACTUALLY CONTACTED ME AND SAID WE ARE VERY SORRY SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING. IT WASN’T ONE OF OUR GUYS, BUT WE’LL BE LOOKING OUT FOR THE VEHICLE. CHINH: WHILE RECOVERING FROM LEG INJURIES, FIDELER IS MOTIVAT BECAUSE HE AND HIS FIANCEE ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD IN MAY. >> THIS IS HINDERING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR THE THINGS THAT MY SON NEEDS. CHINH: POLICE ARE STILL LOOKIN AT OTHER CAMERAS IN THE AREA, HOPING FOR ADDITIONAL LEADS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WAS AROUND 7:50 P

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Twenty-year-old Kane Fideler said he was left for dead in the middle of Saturday's blizzard.From his hospital bed at CHI Health Mercy, the Council Bluffs man said knowing the driver who hit him is still out there is terrifying.He showed KETV a photo with the imprint left from his body after the truck slammed into him and took off.“It was a scream of pain and terror,” said Fideler.Council Bluffs police released a photo from a traffic camera near the scene of the crime along the South Expressway near 23rd Ave.Fideler said the suspected pickup was a silver or gray Dodge Ram with a business logo, possibly a large letter "C" with a tree symbol.He said moments before the crash, he and his friends were already having problems with a fender-bender.Fideler said as they were stuck on the side of the road, he was trying to brush snow from their back window when everything changed.“He rolled his window down when he was driving by and said, ‘You shouldn't have been ‘effin standing there,’” said Fideler.Fideler's mom, Valerie McDermott, told KETV she is grateful for the kindness of strangers: One man who performed CPR and another who helped block traffic.“He got out and sat next to my son and prayed over him and covered him with blankets and tried to keep him get as comfortable as possible,” said McDermott.McDermott said she is using Facebook to ask for help tracking down the driver.“Some companies actually contacted me and said, ‘We are very sorry something like this is happening. It wasn't one of our guys, but we'll be looking out for the vehicle,’” said McDermott.While recovering from leg injuries, Fideler is motivated. He and his fiancé are expecting their first child in May.“This is hindering me from being able to pay for the things that my son needs,” said Fideler while wiping away tears.Police said they are still looking at other cameras in the area for additional leads.If you know anything about the truck, call Council Bluffs Crime Stoppers at 712-328-STOP (7867).