Waterbury, CT — Justin Gavin, an 18-year old teen from Connecticut, has been acknowledged for his heroic act that saved a mother and her three children from a burning car.
Gavin was just walking along the streets when the burning car drove past him. Other cars started honking and getting off their cars to alert the driver. When he saw it and realized that the driver cannot stop the car, he chased it down to help them escape.
“I’m yelling, ‘Stop the car! Your car is on fire! Your car is on fire!’ I just felt like if I was in that situation, I would want somebody to help me out. I guess my instincts took over,” Gavin told Upworthy.
When the car stopped, helped the mother who was driving the car to get out of the driver seat. He then immediately pulled the three children, aged 1, 4, and 9, out of the burning car as the flames grew larger.
