Wisconsin man drove to hospital with nail in his heart

Doctors said a Wisconsin man came perilously close to death after accidentally shooting a nail into his heart while working on his house - before driving himself to hospital and walking into the emergency room.

Wisconsin man drove to hospital with nail in his heart

Doctors said a Wisconsin man came perilously close to death after accidentally shooting a nail into his heart while working on his house - before driving himself to hospital and walking into the emergency room.

Doug Bergeson, 52, is ready to return to work this week after surviving the accident on June 25.

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