MORGAN CO., Ala. (WAFF) – Officials are praising an unknown hero who saved an infant from a fiery car crash.
On Sunday night, a Waterloo woman crashed a Tesla off a Morgan County highway, and that’s when officials said the mystery man stepped in to help save the baby trapped inside.
Sheriff Ron Puckett said he doesn’t know who got the baby out of the burning car, but he said they saved that baby’s life.
State troopers said that 29-year-old Kayleigh Page was driving on Alabama 157 near the Battleground area when she left the roadway and crashed into two trees.
Page passed away in that wreck, but the 7-month-old in the back did not.
Puckett said a good Samaritan stopped and got the infant out of the burning Tesla. He said when rescuers responded, the ambulance service took the child to the hospital, and at last check, the baby is going to be okay.
Brandon Sivley from Decatur Fire and Rescue said any car fire can be dangerous, but EV car fires burn much hotter than a traditional car fire.
“The temperature at which they burn is just it’s extraordinary. It’s, I mean, it’s normal fire, you know, times 100. It’s just unbelievable, the temperatures and, of course, the off gas that that comes with that. It’s just… It’s dangerous,” said Sivley
Both Puckett and Sivley said this heroic act from an unknown onlooker speaks volumes.
“The courage and the heroism that that individual displays, it’s just unbelievable,” said Sivley.
“Thank you for what you did. You know, you saved a child. That will make a difference to the rest of the family and to really certainly, to the father,” said Puckett. “So I would say thank you for what you did, and I appreciate that. And I would encourage all, if it’s safe, to get involved when there’s something happening. You can make a difference. You can save a life.”
At last check, Puckett said the baby was going to be alright, but it is still a mystery who this person is who stepped in to save this baby’s life Sunday night.
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