Last Updated on January 30, 2023 by C-CAR
When a deadly crash sent debris flying across all lanes of the 10 Freeway early Monday, a good Samaritan sprang into action.
Two pickup trucks had collided just before 3:30 a.m. east of Sierra Avenue in San Bernardino County.
The impact sent a silver Toyota Tacoma crashing down an embankment before coming to a rest in a ditch near the doorstep of Fontana Medical Center. The second truck, a black Dodge Ram came to a rest on the freeway’s high shoulder.
One of the victims was found down on the high shoulder. It not immediately clear whether that person was ejected during the crash.
A quick thinking good Samaritan, quickly called the crash into 911, providing dispatchers a detailed description of the serious accident.
Then, in the darkness on the hazardous stretch of freeway, the good Samaritan left his vehicle to help the person down on the high shoulder.
The act, while likely appreciated by the victims and their families, was not without its risks.
The CHP, in fact, has an abbreviation for the warning the dispatcher provided to the good Samaritan.
It’s called SAG, which is short for: Safety Admonishment Given.
Despite the good Samaritan’s efforts, at least one person was killed by the crash. The status of the driver of the other vehicle was not immediately available.
