Larry Pickett Jr., a second-year cadet and Army football player, rescued an unidentified man from a burning vehicle early Sunday morning. The family encountered the crash on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, New York, about five miles south of West Point, where a vehicle had struck a utility pole and brought down power lines. Videos show Pickett and his father lifting the man from the car and carrying him to safety moments before the vehicle ignited. The U.S. Military Academy and Army athletic director praised their actions. Pickett had played earlier that day, recording a tackle in his college debut.
Pickett, a second-year cadet at the service academy, was traveling with his family hours after the Black Knights' season opener when they saw a crashed vehicle surrounded by downed power lines on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, New York, about five miles south of Army's West Point campus. The Fort Montgomery Fire Department reported Sunday that the vehicle had collided with a utility pole, causing the power lines to fall to the ground.
Videos posted by his family to social media show Pickett and his father lifting the unidentified man from the vehicle and carrying him safely away from the crash scene just moments before the vehicle burst into flames. The U.S. Military Academy said Sunday in a social media post that it is " proud of the heroic actions" taken by Pickett and his father.
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