While driving to court one morning, Texas police officer Michael Mallison encountered a group of people holding up an injured woman. Two minutes later, her car burst into flames behind them, as shown on footage from the officer's dashcam camera.
Mallison said he was pleased to see how many ordinary people put their life on the line to help a complete stranger, much like the three men who broke a windshield to rescue a driver.
The first person to step in was a good Samaritan named Chad Jeffrey who quickly ran over to the scene.
"We really weren't aware of the fire in the firewall yet, and we were just basically trying to get her out,” Jeffrey told Fox 4 News. "She started screaming. We didn't understand what she was saying; she didn’t speak English. Fortunately, there was a Hispanic guy there. He said that, ‘Her feet are burning.’ ”
Ortega, who suffered a broken arm and leg as well as burns, had fallen asleep at the wheel. Her car then crashed into a highway divider. If the strangers hadn't helped, there's a good chance Ortega would've died.
“They were putting their lives on the line to try and help me for that I'm thankful,” she said.
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