High Speed Rescue of Blinded Driver
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Loading ...Have you ever seen a good Samaritan moving at 60mhp? A brave, and talented driver helped avert potential disaster on Interstate 880 in California. A very small sidebar story in the Mercury News is worth a read. It starts with a thank you from the rescued driver. This is in Q&A format. The ‘Q’ is Mark Underwood (Driver) and the ‘A’ is Gary Richards from the Mercury News.
Q - I would like to thank the man who leaned out the passenger side of a white full-sized truck Monday morning to pull a large sheet of cardboard off my windshield after it flew up and virtually blocked my entire view of the road.
Mark Underwood
Scotts Valley
A - Wow! He did what?
Q - I was traveling south on Interstate 880 before Highway 17 about 10:30 a.m. in the fast lane when a large piece of cardboard blew up from the ground, getting pinned against my window. I had to lean over into the passenger seat of my Civic to see. I worked my way out of the fast lane and began moving to the right to get off the road or find an exit. I slowed to maybe 50 mph and the next thing I know, this white truck races up next to me, just a couple of inches from my car. Then this mysterious good Samaritan leans way out and pulls the cardboard sheet off my windshield. To him, I say: Thank you very much and God bless you.
Mark Underwood
A - I’ve written about good deeds on the road numerous times, but this may be the topper. There was more than one hero in what could have been a tragic incident. First, a person in a car behind Mark saw what was happening and turned on his emergency lights, alerting other drivers to a problem ahead. Then, this driver of the white truck pulls up next to Mark at 50 mph and his passenger risks his life torescue Mark. Man, what quick thinking. What a story. Mark would love to meet the pair in the truck, and so would I.
Read the entire Mercury News Roadshow article
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That is awesome! We need more people like that on the road helping each other out!