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cali

(114,904 posts) Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:34 PM Jan 2016

Patriots' Darius Fleming saves woman from burning car, plays with 22 stitches in leg

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Fleming rescued a woman from a burning car by kicking in one of the windows, leaving him with 22 stitches on his leg. Yet he went on to play against the Chiefs.
Fleming was driving home from the team’s facility on Route 1 and was just a couple of minutes into his trip when he saw a semi-truck make an unexpected right turn, prompting three cars behind the truck to crash.

“I was about to go around it, but I noticed the lady in the front car, she was kind of jumping around the car in the passenger seat and I noticed the car start to smoke. I didn’t really think much of it. I thought she was trying to get out of the car. Then I realized the smoke was building up inside of the car.”

Fleming tried to open the door, but it was jammed. He started pounding on the window with the base of his first, but it wouldn’t budge. So he started kicking the window.

Eventually it gave way and he pulled the woman out of the car to safety.

“Then I noticed my leg was bleeding pretty bad, so I figured I should get out of there,” Fleming said. “I came back (to the team facility), got it bandaged up, and then went to the hospital.”

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2016/01/20/darius-fleming-burning-car-rescue-stitches-new-england/79067720/

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Patriots' Darius Fleming saves woman from burning car, plays with 22 stitches in leg (Original Post) cali Jan 2016 OP

What's going on? Jamie Fox saved a guy from a burning truck, too csziggy Jan 2016 #1

I know. It's great to have young and (youngish) black men in cali Jan 2016 #3

+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #11

this is awesome … there is alot of that going around .. littlewolf Jan 2016 #2

NFL Man of the Year exboyfil Jan 2016 #4

I don't watch football, but callous taoboy Jan 2016 #5

OMG...people here are posting GOOD things about the Patriots joeybee12 Jan 2016 #6

I'm a pats fan, but I just thought this was a.good story no matter the team cali Jan 2016 #8

I thought you liked Denver joeybee12 Jan 2016 #9

Nope, I'm a new Englander, It's always been the pats for me cali Jan 2016 #10

SCREEN SHOT!! You liked the Donkees? ROFL. As much as you give El Supremo shit madinmaryland Jan 2016 #15

Talk about fair weather fan... GummyBearz Jan 2016 #16

Well damn! LittleBlue Jan 2016 #7

Good on him... Well done!! Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #12

Lol cali Jan 2016 #14

Vince Wilfork pulled a woman out of a flipped Wrangler during last year's playoffs with one hand. bluedigger Jan 2016 #13

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

1. What's going on? Jamie Fox saved a guy from a burning truck, too

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:39 PM

Jan 2016

Jamie Foxx helps rescue man from burning truck
By Katia Hetter and Ed Payne, CNN
Updated 11:02 AM ET, Wed January 20, 2016

Jamie Foxx has played plenty of heroes on the big screen. Monday night he played one in real life. The Oscar winner helped rescue a man whose pickup truck crashed and caught fire in front of Foxx's home.

Brett Kyle, 32, was driving his Toyota Tacoma "at a high rate of speed" in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California, when the truck left the road, traveled into a drainage ditch and rolled over multiple times, according to a statement from California Highway Patrol Officer Marco Marin. The truck landed on its passenger side and caught fire with Kyle still inside.

"As I'm getting him out, I said, 'You've got to help me get you out because I don't want to have to leave you,' " Foxx told CNN affiliate KCAL. "I said, 'You've angels around you.'"

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/entertainment/jamie-foxx-rescue-man-burning-truck-feat/

Maybe it's just the bad weather causing wrecks but this seems to be quite a coincidence!

cali

(114,904 posts)

3. I know. It's great to have young and (youngish) black men in

Reply to csziggy (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:48 PM

Jan 2016

the news for heroics.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

11. +1000

Reply to cali (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 08:12 PM

Jan 2016

I know, I admire them for their bravery and selflessness.

littlewolf

(3,813 posts)

2. this is awesome … there is alot of that going around ..

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:39 PM

Jan 2016

out in Hollywood Jamie Foxx saved a guy from his wrecked car which was on fire.

http://farandulife.com/2016/01/hollywood-star-jamie-foxx-saves-driver-from-burning-truck/

I think all of this is great.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

4. NFL Man of the Year

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 03:49 PM

Jan 2016

or should be after this.

callous taoboy

(4,585 posts)

5. I don't watch football, but

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 04:16 PM

Jan 2016

it's a good things there are big guys like this with little fear in the right place at the right time. Well done, sir.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

6. OMG...people here are posting GOOD things about the Patriots

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 04:55 PM

Jan 2016

Will wonders never cease?

cali

(114,904 posts)

8. I'm a pats fan, but I just thought this was a.good story no matter the team

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 05:24 PM

Jan 2016

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

9. I thought you liked Denver

Reply to cali (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 06:30 PM

Jan 2016

FAR too many people here do. I used to live there back in the late 90's and liked them then, but not after Timmeh came to town.

cali

(114,904 posts)

10. Nope, I'm a new Englander, It's always been the pats for me

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 08:10 PM

Jan 2016

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

15. SCREEN SHOT!! You liked the Donkees? ROFL. As much as you give El Supremo shit

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 09:45 PM

Jan 2016

about Elway (as you called him a right wing-nut just a couple of hours ago), you were a fair weather fan of them when he was quarterbacking your "favourite" team.

LOL!!