Dep. Lance Whitted, from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office, pulled a
driver to safety Monday night, just seconds before a commuter train
came down the tracks in Sunnyvale, California.
“This is what we’re trained to do,” Whitted said. “Luckily, we were at the right place at the right time.”
“I don’t think there was time to be scared. You just do things as safe as you can, respond and that’s it. It kind of just happens,” Rueppel said.
Caltrain, the operators of the train, also tweeted their thanks to the department
His partner, Dep. Erik Rueppel, tried to buy Whitted more time as he waved for the oncoming train to slow down.
“This is what we’re trained to do,” Whitted said. “Luckily, we were at the right place at the right time.”
The driver of the car had crashed into a pole and onto the tracks as the
train was coming. The dramatic video shows him falling down seconds
before the train crashes into his car left on the tracks
“I don’t think there was time to be scared. You just do things as safe as you can, respond and that’s it. It kind of just happens,” Rueppel said.
Caltrain, the operators of the train, also tweeted their thanks to the department
The driver had minor injuries.
ABC News
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