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A good Samaritan in Elk Grove safely pulled three people from a burning vehicle early Sunday morning, according to the Elk Grove Police Department.
At approximately 5:30 a.m., a truck with three people inside traveling eastbound on Laguna Boulevard caught fire after losing control and hitting a tree.
Jeff Garrett, a heard the collision from his home, and after noticing the truck engulfed with no help in sight, he successfully got all three occupants out of the vehicle.
The husband and father of two, says he was just doing the right thing.
“I’m glad I was able to be there to help," Garrett said. "It was good to do something good and I think it was going to be pretty dire if nobody showed up.”
One of the occupants suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash. All three were transported to the hospital.