Strangers assist Corpus Christi police to save a driver inside a burning auto

Auto accident in Corpus Christi Texas on New Year's Day
@Deepizzaguy (122305)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
January 7, 2019 7:18pm CST
This story is bittersweet since it happened on New Year's Day in Corpus Christi, The Texas police are thankful that a group of strangers assisted them in getting an auto upright on a highway when a driver who was driving on the highway on the wrong side of the highway perished when his auto crashed head on with another auto that was driven by a 70 year old man. The teamwork by the police officers and the strangers saved the life of the 70 year old driver who was trapped inside his burning auto. The body camera of the incident made it to the social media pages which gave the police some good publicity even though one man perished while the 70 year old man survived the accident.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
8 Jan 19
Sad that it happened. An innocent man lost his life.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Jan 19
According to NBC News the rate of fatal accidents from driving the wrong way is about 400 annually in the U S.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
8 Jan 19
@Deepizzaguy wow that is sad. It is so hard to get turned around on a highway even if you realize yoi are going the wrong way
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe It is very scary to drive the wrong way on a highway.
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
8 Jan 19
I wonder if the man driving on the wrong side of the road realized too late what he was doing. How sad. So glad the 70 year old man was rescued. He must have been terrified!!!!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
9 Jan 19
@Deepizzaguy So would I!
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Jan 19
@DianneN You are so right since it would hard for me to believe that it is really happening.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jan 19
The 70 year man was likely scared when he saw the other driver driving the wrong way on a freeway. I know I would be scared as well.
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@rakski (156709)
• Philippines
8 Jan 19
that is sad that some man has to die because of others fault on a new year
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jan 19
Tragic events will happens at anytime during the calendar year.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jan 19
More kindness of strangers.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jan 19
Strangers are coming out to assist people in need. That is great.
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@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
8 Jan 19
So sorry to hear that one man perished. Good people to try to save them.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jan 19
It is sad that one driver passed away. We cannot win them all in life.
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