A South Florida is being dubbed a hero after the weekend rescue of a driver whose car crashed and erupted in flames in Miami Beach.
Miami Beach Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the fiery wreck along the 4600 block of Alton Road, just before 4 a.m. Saturday.
The unidentified good Samaritan said he was about 100 feet away from the driver’s car at the time of the crash. “I just saw him spiral out of control because the street was wet,” he said.
“I saw the guy trapped inside [the car] and I pulled him out, because what else am I going to do? He was stuck in there,” he said.
Once he pulled the motorist out of the car, the good Samaritan called police.
Investigators said the driver of the car left the scene before police arrived. He later returned and was ticketed for leaving the scene of the crash, among other citations.
No one was hurt.
Police temporarily shut down Alton Road while they investigated.
Police are trying to determine what led to the crash.