A 17-year-old girl is recovering  after a buck struck her car while she was driving and impaled her jaw bone with its antler. High school senior Tori Henry needed five-hour surgery after the freak accident in Jonesboro, Arkansas last Wednesday but is expected to leave the hospital today. The teenager was driving on one of the city's busiest streets when the five-point buck tried to jump over her car - but smashed into the driver's window and impaled her face with its antler. Despite the terrifying experience, Tori stayed surprisingly calm, her mother told KAIT. Scroll down for video . Injuries: Tori Henry is pictured after a deer smashed into her car window and impaled her jaw with its antler . 'She kept her composure after the deer hit her and drove and parked her car so no one else would get hurt,' her proud mom, Nikki Winn, said. She was airlifted to The Med in Memphis and was later transferred to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, where she underwent surgery. The images of her sporting a swollen cheek as she recovers in hospital are a far cry from smiling photos she took just a week before, when she was voted to be part of Homecoming court at Paragould High School. Still, the teenager has shown her strength and recently enjoyed a hospital visit from Elsa the Snow Queen from Frozen, who lifted her spirits by presenting her with a tiara and gifts, her mother said. On the mend: Henry is pictured in hospital with actress dressed as Elsa from Disney's Frozen . Fighter: Her mother said that Tori is physically recovering but is still emotionally shaken up by the incident . Recovering: Tori, right ahead of Homecoming just a week before the incident, managed to stay calm despite the terrifying ordeal and pulled her car over. She was later airlifted to hospital and underwent surgery . 'Tori is the person that is kind to everyone.' she said. 'With her from now on, I'm not sweating the small things. I'm just going to be happy that she is here and hug her every day.' On Facebook she added that, while her daughter is improving physically, she is still suffering emotionally from the shock. Winn added that her daughter would be going home on Tuesday.
Tori Henry was driving on a busy road in Jonesboro, Arkansas last week when a buck tried to jump over her car but struck her window instead .
After it struck her jaw, she managed to park her car before getting help .
She underwent five hours of surgery but it ready to return home .
A 17-year-old girl is recovering  after a buck struck her car while she was driving and impaled her jaw bone with its antler. High school senior Tori Henry needed five-hour surgery after the freak accident in Jonesboro, Arkansas last Wednesday but is expected to leave the hospital today. The teenager was driving on one of the city's busiest streets when the five-point buck tried to jump over her car - but smashed into the driver's window and impaled her face with its antler. Despite the terrifying experience, Tori stayed surprisingly calm, her mother told KAIT. Scroll down for video . Injuries: Tori Henry is pictured after a deer smashed into her car window and impaled her jaw with its antler . 'She kept her composure after the deer hit her and drove and parked her car so no one else would get hurt,' her proud mom, Nikki Winn, said. She was airlifted to The Med in Memphis and was later transferred to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, where she underwent surgery. The images of her sporting a swollen cheek as she recovers in hospital are a far cry from smiling photos she took just a week before, when she was voted to be part of Homecoming court at Paragould High School. Still, the teenager has shown her strength and recently enjoyed a hospital visit from Elsa the Snow Queen from Frozen, who lifted her spirits by presenting her with a tiara and gifts, her mother said. On the mend: Henry is pictured in hospital with actress dressed as Elsa from Disney's Frozen . Fighter: Her mother said that Tori is physically recovering but is still emotionally shaken up by the incident . Recovering: Tori, right ahead of Homecoming just a week before the incident, managed to stay calm despite the terrifying ordeal and pulled her car over. She was later airlifted to hospital and underwent surgery . 'Tori is the person that is kind to everyone.' she said. 'With her from now on, I'm not sweating the small things. I'm just going to be happy that she is here and hug her every day.' On Facebook she added that, while her daughter is improving physically, she is still suffering emotionally from the shock. Winn added that her daughter would be going home on Tuesday.
struck her car while she was driving and impaled Tori Henry needed five-hour surgery after the freak accident in Jonesboro, Arkansas last today. The teenager was driving on one of the tried to jump over her car - but smashed into the and impaled her jaw with its antler . 'She kept a week before the incident, managed to stay calm