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Teen Saves Man Whose Wheelchair Was Stuck In Train Tracks
A 19 year old teen has become a local Illinois hero as she pulled a 75-year-old man from a set of train tracks before it was too late.
Earl Moorman’s life was saved by Ashley Aldridge when his motorized scooter was stuck in the tracks at a railroad crossing. A train was coming at a speed of over 80 miles per hour, police said. Ashley pulled him to safety.
In case you missed this story last night … Ashley Aldridge, 19, heard the cries for help from a 75-year-old man whose…
Posted by The State Journal-Register on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
“I was making lunch for my kids and I just happened to have my window open this morning,”Aldridge told local news station WTAX. “I went to ask my neighbor if he would watch my kids for me for a minute, and as I’m doing that I hear the horn from the train and the arms start coming down — I didn’t even think, I just ran over.”
The train hit the Aldridge’s wheelchair shortly after Ashley freed him from the tracks.
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Source: Huffington Post
