Off-Duty State Trooper Rescues Couple From Fiery Crash in North Carolina

An off-duty state trooper rescued a couple from a fiery crash in Rockingham county Friday.

I SPOKE TO THE 27-YEAR-OLDI SPOKE TO THE 27-YEAR-OLDDRIVERS FAMILY.

HE AND HISDRIVERS FAMILY.

HE AND HISDRIVERS FAMILY.

HE AND HISGIRLFRIEND ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIRLFRIEND ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIRLFRIEND ARE EXPECTED TO BEALRIGHT... AND FAMILY MEMBERSALRIGHT... AND FAMILY MEMBERSALRIGHT... AND FAMILY MEMBERSSAY ITS BECAUSE OF THE QUICK-ALRIGHT... AND FAMILY MEMBERSSAY ITS BECAUSE OF THE QUICK-THINKING OF AN OFF-DUTY STATESAY ITS BECAUSE OF THE QUICK-THINKING OF AN OFF-DUTY STATESAY ITS BECAUSE OF THE QUICK-THINKING OF AN OFF-DUTY STATETROOPER.THINKING OF AN OFF-DUTY STATETROOPER.THINKING OF AN OFF-DUTY STATETROOPER.'IT LOOKED LIKE A BOMB WENTTROOPER.'IT LOOKED LIKE A BOMB WENTTROOPER.'IT LOOKED LIKE A BOMB WENTOFF.''IT LOOKED LIKE A BOMB WENTOFF.'OFF.'METAL, BURN MARKS AND SURGICALGLOVES LITTER THE SITE WHERE AGLOVES LITTER THE SITE WHERE AWRONG-WAY CRASH TURNED DEADLYGLOVES LITTER THE SITE WHERE AWRONG-WAY CRASH TURNED DEADLYFRIDAY.WRONG-WAY CRASH TURNED DEADLYFRIDAY.FRIDAY.'WHEN THEY HIT THEY PROBABLY HIT'WHEN THEY HIT THEY PROBABLY HITAT 130MPH.

HIS SPEED PLUS THEAT 130MPH.

HIS SPEED PLUS THEAT 130MPH.

HIS SPEED PLUS THESILVER HONDA SPEED.'SILVER HONDA SPEED.'SILVER HONDA SPEED.'TROOPER ALEX CHEHAITLI WASTROOPER ALEX CHEHAITLI WASTROOPER ALEX CHEHAITLI WASDRIVING HOME FROM THEDRIVING HOME FROM THEGROCERY STORE WHEN HE WAS ALMOSTHIT BY AN ELDERLY DRIVER INTHE WRONG LANE.

HE FOLLOWED THETHE WRONG LANE.

HE FOLLOWED THEDRIVER AND TRIED TO GET HISDRIVER AND TRIED TO GET HISDRIVER AND TRIED TO GET HISATTENTION.ATTENTION.ATTENTION.'I MEAN HE WAS DOING 60/65MPH'I MEAN HE WAS DOING 60/65MPH'I MEAN HE WAS DOING 60/65MPHNEVER EVEN CHECKED UP.NEVER EVEN CHECKED UP.NEVER EVEN HIT A BRAKE OR TRIEDNEVER EVEN HIT A BRAKE OR TRIEDTO GET OVER.

HE WAS JUST GOINGTO GET OVER.

HE WAS JUST GOINGTO GET OVER.

HE WAS JUST GOINGSTRAIGHT AS AN ARROW.'STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW.'STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW.'AFTER TWO MILES THE DRIVERAFTER TWO MILES THE DRIVERPLOWED INTO THE JEEP...WHICHAFTER TWO MILES THE DRIVERPLOWED INTO THE JEEP...WHICHTHENPLOWED INTO THE JEEP...WHICHTHENTHENCAUGHT FIRE ALONG THE SIDE OFCAUGHT FIRE ALONG THE SIDE OFTHE ROAD.THE ROAD.THE ROAD.'THROUGH THAT JEEP CHEROKEE LIKE'THROUGH THAT JEEP CHEROKEE LIKE'THROUGH THAT JEEP CHEROKEE LIKEIT WAS NOTHING.'IT WAS NOTHING.'IT WAS NOTHING.'THE TROOPER RAN TOWARD THETHE TROOPER RAN TOWARD THETHE TROOPER RAN TOWARD THEFLAMES AND PULLED THE 27-FLAMES AND PULLED THE 27-YEAR-OLD DRIVER FREE.YEAR-OLD DRIVER FREE.'I BEARHUG HIM AND HES LIKE MY'I BEARHUG HIM AND HES LIKE MY'I BEARHUG HIM AND HES LIKE MYLEG, MY LEG IM STUCK.

I JUSTLEG, MY LEG IM STUCK.

I JUSTPULL AS HARD AS I CAN AND I PULLPULL AS HARD AS I CAN AND I PULLHIM OUT THE WINDOW AND WE BOTHHIM OUT THE WINDOW AND WE BOTHHIM OUT THE WINDOW AND WE BOTHFALL ON THE GROUND AND I STARTFALL ON THE GROUND AND I STARTFALL ON THE GROUND AND I STARTDRAGGING HIM AWAY FROM THE CAR.'DRAGGING HIM AWAY FROM THE CAR.'HE WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL ANDHE WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL ANDHIS GIRLFRIEND WAS TAKEN BYHIS GIRLFRIEND WAS TAKEN BYHIS GIRLFRIEND WAS TAKEN BYAMBULANCE.

THE 79-YEAR-OLD DIEDHIS GIRLFRIEND WAS TAKEN BYAMBULANCE.

THE 79-YEAR-OLD DIEDAT THE SCENE.

CHEHAITLI SAYS ITAMBULANCE.

THE 79-YEAR-OLD DIEDAT THE SCENE.

CHEHAITLI SAYS ITAMBULANCE.

THE 79-YEAR-OLD DIEDAT THE SCENE.

CHEHAITLI SAYS ITWAS AN ACT OF GOD THAT THEAT THE SCENE.

CHEHAITLI SAYS ITWAS AN ACT OF GOD THAT THEAT THE SCENE.

CHEHAITLI SAYS ITWAS AN ACT OF GOD THAT THECOUPLE SURVIVED.WAS AN ACT OF GOD THAT THECOUPLE SURVIVED.COUPLE SURVIVED.'THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY DID'THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY DIDSURVIVE IT WAS BECAUSE THE HONDASURVIVE IT WAS BECAUSE THE HONDASURVIVE IT WAS BECAUSE THE HONDAWAS LOWER THAN THE JEEPSURVIVE IT WAS BECAUSE THE HONDAWAS LOWER THAN THE JEEPCHEROKEE.'WAS LOWER THAN THE JEEPCHEROKEE.'CHEROKEE.'MICHELLEI SPOKE TO THE BROTHER OF THEMAN DRIVING THE JEEP.

IM TOLDMAN DRIVING THE JEEP.

IM TOLDHES IN THE ICU WITH VERYHES IN THE ICU WITH VERYHES IN THE ICU WITH VERYSERIOUS INJURIES AND HAS A LONGSERIOUS INJURIES AND HAS A LONGSERIOUS INJURIES AND HAS A LONGRECOVERY AHEAD.

HIS GIRLFRIENDRECOVERY AHEAD.

HIS GIRLFRIENDHAS INJURIES BUT NOT LIFE-HAS INJURIES BUT NOT LIFE-THREATENING.

I ALSO REACHED OUTTHREATENING.

I ALSO REACHED OUTTHREATENING.

I ALSO REACHED OUTTO FAMILY OF THE ELDERLYTO FAMILY OF THE ELDERLYTO FAMILY OF THE ELDERLYDRIVER.

IM TOLD HE WAS ADRIVER.

IM TOLD HE WAS ASPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND AGOOD MAN.

LIVE IN GREENSBORO,GOOD MAN.

LIVE IN GREENSBORO,MICHELLE WOLF, FOX8 NEWS.MICHELLE WOLF, FOX8 NEWS.