The Detroit Fire Department is planning to honor a local man for rescuing 2 people from a burning car.
Anthony Taylor was driving along the Lodge near McNichols on Wednesday afternoon when he saw a car crash.
"I didn't think twice about it. I just wanted to help them. While I was getting out of my car I was calling 911 at the same time," says Taylor.
Even though the car was on fire, Taylor pulled out the male driver. Then he pulled out the driver's girlfriend, Krystal Edwards.
"I heard a guy came over. He was like we gotta get them out the car," says Edwards.
Taylor says another man, whose name he never got, also stopped and helped him move Edwards' boyfriend farther away from the car.
"He left, I thank him for helping," says Taylor.
Edwards says the crash happened after an Escalade suddenly pulled out in front of them.
"I just saw my boyfriend trying to avoid the car .. and that's when he lost control and went into the median," she says.
Edwards was released from the hospital later that night. Her boyfriend suffered torn ligaments and had surgery Thursday.
Detroit Fire Captain Arn Nowicki was among the emergency crews who arrived on the scene.
He said, "I wouldn't be talking to you today if I didn't believe those 2 people would have perished had those civilians not taken them from the vehicle."
That's why the department wants to honor Taylor. They also want the other man who helped out to come forward.
"I'd like to honor them and give them citations for being heroes," says Capt. Nowicki.
Krystal thanks everyone who stopped to help, but most of all Anthony Taylor.
"I just really appreciate you .. you saved me and my boyfriend's life and I thank you," she says.
Taylor says, "I just thank God that they're alive and that they're ok."
Michigan State Police tell 7 Action News that they are so glad Krystal and her boyfriend are okay,
but they want to stress that they never recommend stopping on the highway to help someone.
They say it's simply too dangerous. Instead, call 911 with a precise location of the crash. MSP says that is the safest thing to do for everyone.
