Good Samaritan Recovering After Being Struck By Vehicle While Helping Mother, Children Whose Car Stalled Out On Platt Bridge

LOOKING AT TWO CARS ANDBROKEN RIBS IS WORSE THINGTHAT CAN COME OUT THAT IS BESTTHING I CAN HOPE FOR.GOOD DEED LEFT HIM BATTEREDAND BRUISED BUT THIS HERO SAYSDOING THE RIGHT THING WASWORTH IT.GOOD SMART TAN HELPED ASTRANDED DRIVER AND HERCHILDREN TO SAFETY ONLY TO BESTRUCK BY A KORANPHILADELPHIA'S PLATT BRIDGE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERDAN KOOB INTERVIEWED THAT MANAS HE IS RECOVERING.DAN'S LIVE IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA WITH THIS STORY,HI THERE DAN.REPORTER: HI JESSICA THATMAN IS HAILED AS A HEROTONIGHT, WOMAN THAT HE HELPEDCANNOT HELP BUT WANDER WHATTOOK POLICE SO LONG TO GETTHERE.CHANTEE BROWN WAS PANIC WHENHER CAR STALLED OUT ON PLATTBRIDGE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HERTWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT.WITH A CAR FIRST STOPPEDTHEY WERE SLEEPING, BUT LIKEAS THE TIME WENT ON I'MBEEPING MY HORN PANICKING BUTCARS STOPPING SHORT BECAUSETHEY COULD IN THE SEE MY CARBECAUSE IT IS SO DARK ON THEBRUCE.REPORTER: LOU GUSTBAR SAWWHAT WAS HAPPEN, STOP, JUMPTOPPED HELP.AFTER CARS WERE SWERVING,GOING TOO FAST, I COULD TELLWE WERE ALL SCARED BUT WHEN WEGET THESE KIDS OUT OF HERE.WE WERE WALK BY EVERYBODY WASSCAR.IT WAS DARK.FREEZING COLD.CARS WERE FLYING BY.REPORTER: ONCE ON THEGROUND GUSTBAR RETURN TO THEBRIDGE TO GET HIS VEHICLE BUTNOTICED THE VAN HAZARD LIGHTSWERE OFF.HE REACHED INTO TURN THEM ONAND AT THAT MOMENT CAR WASREAR ENDED.GUSTBAR SUFFERED A CONCUSSIONAND BROKEN RIBS.AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEENAVOIDED BECAUSE THAT RESPONSEIT WAS LIKE AN HOUR, 45MINUTES.REPORTER: BROWN SAYS SHEMADE THREE CALLS TO 911 WHENHER CAR BROKE DOWN, AT 11:02,11:05 AND 11:38.FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TODDAN ACCIDENT AND CAR FIRE ONTHE BRIDGE AT 11:50.WHEN BROWN SAYS HER MINIVANCAUGHT FIRE AFTER THE CRASH.SHE WAS OUT THERE FOR AWHILE BEFORE WE GOT THERE ANDBY THE TIME WE GOT EVERYBODYSAFE IN THE BOTTOM.REPORTER: WE REACHED OUT TOPHILADELPHIA PUBLIC AFFAIRS TOASK WHY NO ONE RESPONDED TOTHE DISABLE VEHICLE ON THEBRIDGE.BY THE TIME WE WENT TO AIR WEDID NOT RECEIVE AN ANSWER.GUSTBAR IS HAPPY TO HAVEHELPED AND HAPPY TO BE ALIVE.THANK GOD KID WERE NOT INTHERE BECAUSE IT IS A MIRACLEI WALK AWAY.IT WOULD BE MORE OF A MIRACLEFOR THEM TO WALK AWAY FROMTHAT.REPORTER: HE IS FEELINGGOOD BUT AFTER TWO FULL DAYS,IN THE HOSPITAL, HE IS VERYEXCITED TO SPEND FRIDAY NIGHTAT HOME.LIVE FROM SOUTH PHILADELPHIA,