US EditionArmy football player and his dad save a man from flames after a car crash near West Point
Larry Pickett Jr., a 20-year-old Army football player, acted with courage to save a man trapped in a burning car surrounded by downed power lines, exemplifying Army values.
- On Sunday, Army safety Larry Pickett Jr. pulled a man from a burning car just two days after his Friday collegiate debut at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
- Pickett and his family were returning to West Point after a Saturday night dinner in Times Square when they saw a wreck on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, where a car struck a utility pole and power lines sparked.
- He ran toward the burning vehicle, ignoring crackling power lines, and with his father Larry Pickett Sr., pulled the unidentified driver to safety moments before flames engulfed the car.
- The rescued man was placed on a stretcher and taken to hospital, appearing stable, while the U.S. Military Academy and Tom Theodorakis, Army athletic director, praised the Picketts' actions as embodying Army values.
- Pickett's background shows his volunteer work at Marbles Kids Museum, family ties to Ike Taylor, former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back, and West Point's training shaping his character.
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Army safety Larry Pickett Jr. and his father are being heralded for saving a man after a car accident right before the vehicle burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy on Sunday.
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Army football player Larry Pickett Jr. Army kicked off its season on a sour note after losing to an FCS team in double overtime on Friday. However, a member of the Black Knights rose to the occasion the following night by jumping into action to rescue a man who was involved in a car crash near West Point. Last year, Army’s football team announced its arrival to what is now the American Conference with a bang by getting off to a 9-0 start before …
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