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Old 09-13-2011, 08:24 AM   #1
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Crazy video in the link, they litterally lift the burning car off the guy who is under it after the car hits him while riding.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/09/13/...html?hpt=hp_t2

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CNN) -- Police in Utah are searching for a group of construction workers, students and bystanders.

But for a good reason.

This group is credited with saving a man's life by working together to lift a burning car and pull a man to safety.

It was a "life-saving move that the Logan Police Department does not want to go unnoticed," said Jeff Curtis, assistant chief of the police department in Logan, Utah.

The incident occurred Monday morning on a street near Utah State University and was captured on video.



Crowd lifts burning car off man Police said the BMW pulled out of a parking lot and in front of Wright. Curtis said the motorcyclist tried to avoid the car, which resulted in him laying the motorcycle down.

After crashing, gas spilled out of the motorcycle and ignited, engulfing both the motorcycle and the front end of the car in flames, Curtis said. The motorcyclist became lodged underneath the burning vehicle.

A video the incident shows several startled bystanders looking under the BMW as flames leap into the air.

The crowd quickly grew to include a man in a suit, construction workers wearing hard hats, a woman in sandals and a young man carrying a backpack.

After one person in the group tried to pick up the blazing car, the crowd joined in and were somehow able to lift the 4,000-pound vehicle.

One of the bystanders drags the fallen motorcyclist's limp body from under the vehicle.

The motorcyclist was identified as 21-year-old Brandon Wright from Logan. He was rushed to a hospital and was in stable condition after surgery Monday evening, Curtis said. The driver of the car was not seriously injured.

Curtis said police are trying to find the people who helped so they can be recognized for their efforts at a city council meeting.
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Old 09-13-2011, 08:36 AM   #2
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Default Bystanders lift burning car to rescue injured motorcyclist

Video: Bystanders lift burning car to rescue injured motorcyclist in Logan

A motorcyclist who was dragged beneath a car Monday in Logan was rescued by bystanders who helped police lift the burning car and pull the man out from under the wreckage. He was reported to be in critical condition Monday night.

Brandon Wright was riding east on U.S. Highway 89 about 11:40 a.m., when a driver steered his BMW 530XI into the motorcycle’s path from a parking lot across the street from the Utah State University campus, said Assistant Logan Police Chief Jeff Curtis. The driver of the BMW did not see Wright, who laid down his bike and slid into the car.

The motorcycle and Wright were pulled under the car, where the motorcycle’s gas line was severed, causing the bike and the car to catch fire while he was trapped underneath, Curtis said.

Several bystanders rushed to the car and lifted it off Wright while officers and other witnesses pulled him out and moved him to safety.

Wright suffered broken bones, cuts and burns, Curtis said. The driver of the BMW was not injured but "was shaken up, obviously," he said.

Firefighters put out the flames shortly after the crash, Curtis said.

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Old 09-13-2011, 08:41 AM   #3
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Nice work.

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Old 09-13-2011, 09:38 AM   #4
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It's always good to see people stepping up to help each other.
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Old 09-13-2011, 10:10 AM   #5
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Nice leadership from the boys in blue.
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Old 09-13-2011, 10:44 AM   #6
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Would this have happened in NOL?

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Old 09-13-2011, 11:05 AM   #7
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This is AWESOME. Those people should get medals.
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Old 09-13-2011, 11:59 AM   #8
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Would this have happened in NOL?

Only if they thought there was something in his wallet.

Badass on Utah's part!
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Old 09-13-2011, 12:46 PM   #9
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Only if they thought there was something in his wallet.

Badass on Utah's part!
or they would have stolen his shoes
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Old 09-13-2011, 02:35 PM   #10
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Patiently awaiting the lawsuits...
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