A trucker is being praised on social media by a Kansas sheriff’s department for saving the lives of a family of four. On top of that though, the driver also saved the family’s Christmas.
On December 16th, Washington-based trucker Yevgeniy Lomakin was headed Northbound on Highway U83, just north of Selden, Kansas. Just before midnight, he came across a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am on the side of the road with flames coming from underneath the car.
Lomakin pulled over to see what was happening. Upon walking up to the vehicle, he saw that there was an adult and three children sleeping inside. The adult driver, Shannon Harris, had pulled over to the side of the road to get some rest and was apparently already asleep when the fire started.
Lomakin started banging on the windows and yelling to wake the occupants up. Harris and her 10-year-old got out of the car on their own while Lomakin pulled the 3- and 6-year-olds out. Lomakin then brought the family back to his truck to keep them warm. He pulled his truck to a safe distance and waited with them until emergency crews arrived.
According to the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Department, when EMS personnel arrived, they determined that no one had been injured in the fire. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
Lomakin stayed and talked to law enforcement as well to give them his account of what had happened. Before he left, he went and talked to Harris again. With Christmas just around the corner, Lomakin did just one more thing to take care of the family. He handed her an unknown cash donation and said “I want you to have this for Christmas.”
Well done, driver!!
Source: sheridancountysheriff
I’d wager a bet it was their catalytic converter, if he parked around any brush.
Especially considering the mention of flames coming from underneath the car.
I’m sure a leaky fuel line or others could also cause this, or even if the father flicked a cig out the window before he went to sleep.
Glad everyone was safe, hope the car wasn’t a total loss.
Yep, there’s another reason a future of nothing but vehicles driving themselves on the highway while the occupants are asleep, staring at their phones, or just plain not present, is dystopian to me. This family would possibly be dead if a human wasn’t looking out his windows.
autonomous vehicles are equipped with fire alarms and extinguishing foam. try again.
Glad everyone ok.But jerry must of not read the story there was no father there it was a women and 3 kids noone flicked a cig before going to sleep
Some people like to make there own story
Not only a Hero but a generous man.
Thank you for all that you did. Blessings to you and your family
Wait! Let me guess…All of those autonomous trucks you want to put out on our highways would’ve saved the day? I suppose you are claiming it would have stopped and helped save lives again?
yeah, that driver is praised as a hero for saving the lives and the Christmas of an entire family, RIGHT UP UNTIL HE GETS CAUGHT GOING 2 MPH OVER THE POSTED SPEED SOMEWHERE, OR RUNS HIS ENGINE TO USE HIS HEATER TO KEEP FROM FREEZING IN A NO-IDLING AREA, THEN HE GOES BACK TO BEING A VILLAIN, BACK TO BEING JUST A TRUCKDRIVER, PUBLIC ENEMY #1. Wait until he ventures into a revenue-hungry state like California, then they won’t care HOW MANY lives he saved, “…just sign this citation!” Never drive OTR ever again !
The autonomous trucks don’t care about lives …they only care about money…