Favian Moreno, San Joaquin County Office of Education’s Technical Support Specialist of Information Technology, has the heart of a lamb and courage of a lion. Anyone will attest it upon hearing about his act of heroism on Tuesday, March 17. Thanks to him, a man who was caught in a fiery crash is alive. Favian didn’t think twice about pulling over at the scene of the car crash to help two men trapped inside a burning vehicle. “I could see the people in the car and other cars just kept driving by, and I know if it were me or my family members I would certainly hope somebody would try and help them,” he said.
The pickup truck burst into flames after slamming head-on into a concrete construction barrier along northbound Highway 99 near French Camp Road.
Favian worked with two others to pull the driver to safety. He attempted to free the passenger by smashing out the windows with a baseball bat, until the flames swept through the cab. One brother died, but Favian saved another. Watch Channel 13’s news report about his act of heroism: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/03/19/hero-saves-man-from-fiery-highway-99-accident/