Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Regardless of your thoughts on the guy, you've got to give him some serious respect for this... Jamie Foxx Says 'I'm Not a Hero' After Rescuing Man From Burning Car - ABC News Jamie Foxx saved someone from a burning car last night, but he's staying modest about it. The Oscar-winning actor told reporters on Tuesday that he only did what felt natural. "I'm not a hero," he said, "but had to do something." Foxx, 48, pulled a man -- who was allegedly driving under the influence -- from a burning car last night after an accident took place near his Los Angeles-area home, a member of Foxx's team confirmed to ABC News today. A rep for the actor also confirmed the news. "Jamie didn’t hesitate. He jumped out and ran to the car," the team member told ABC News of the incident. Police said that a 32-year-old man, Brett Kyle, was driving his Toyota Tacoma when he hit a "drainage ditch," causing the vehicle to roll many times over and burst into flames. "Two witnesses that were near the collision scene ran to the burning, overturned truck in an attempt to free the driver. One of the witnesses retrieved a rescue tool from his vehicle allowing the two citizens to break the window, cut the seat belt, and extricate the driver," cops added, noting that the driver was eventually "arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol." Kyle's injuries included major head, chest and neck trauma. His family told ABC News that he is expected to be hospitalized for some time, and that they're thankful that Foxx was able to step in to help him. On Tuesday night, Foxx shared a photo of himself hugging the Kyle's father. "Met the father of the young man from last night today," he wrote. "This is all that matters. That a man, a son, a brother's life was spared last night. God had his arms wrapped around all of us...No heroes...Just happy fathers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLr6PKZU3rM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayfieldFan Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Cool story. Why start it off "regardless of your thoughts on the guy,"? What has he done that might cause some to have thoughts on him of the sort that would require the prefatory language? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Cool story. Why start it off "regardless of your thoughts on the guy,"? What has he done that might cause some to have thoughts on him of the sort that would require the prefatory language? The driver had been driving drunk and wrecked his own vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayfieldFan Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Ah. Okay, that makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoc Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Cool Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTip Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Jamie has always seemed like a good guy. This just confirms it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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