We would all like to think that we would be in danger by helping someone in need, but would you?
It only took seconds for Justin Gavin, an 18-year-old from Waterbury, Connecticut, to decide he was running into danger. To him, there was no other option.
“Life is too short, so I thought if I was in that situation I would want somebody to help me, so I did what I could do,” he said.
The teenager had reportedly just got off a bus when he saw an SUV drive by with flames underneath. The SUV, which lost its brakes, came to a stop in a nearby parking lot.
He ran to the vehicle and opened the door. That’s when he noticed there were three small children, ages 1, 4, and 9, in the back.
Although he was scared and worried that the vehicle might blow up at any moment, he was able to rescue all four occupants.
“I said (to the driver), ‘Don’t thank me,’” Gavin said. “It’s just something I did, because what’s the point of letting somebody lose their life?”
Gavin was recognized by the Waterbury Police for his actions. Without his quick thinking, it’s possible the mother and her children could have been more seriously injured or even died.
Thank you Justin for risking injury and saving four strangers’ lives. You are a hero!
