Orlando fireman honored for saving deputy from fiery crash

WE’LL KNOW AT NOON. RECOGNIZING A HEROES HERO, AN ORLANDO FIREFIGHTER IS BEING HONORED FOR PULLING A SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY FROM A FIERY CRASH. HIS ACTIONS, WHILE OFF DUTY, SAVED THAT DEPUTY’S LIFE. WESH 2’S TONI ADKINS SPOKE WITH THEM ABOUT THIS DARING RESCUE. HE CITIZENS IN SOME OF THE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, LIFE SAVING AWARD TO BENJAMIN HOOKS. AND FOR YOUR HEROIC EFFORTS AND DOING ALL THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY DO ON THAT DAY THAT YOU ARE TECHNICALLY OFF. SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF DENNIS LIMA PRESENTING AN AWARD TO AN ORLANDO FIREFIGHTER, LOFTIN AND BEN WOODSON. HE SAYS HE WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME AND THAT WAS THROUGH FROM THE GRACE OF GOD. THERE’S NO WAY ANY OTHER OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT HIM. WOODSON WAS RECOGNIZED WITH NOT ONE BUT THREE AWARDS FOR THE DARING RESCUE OF DEPUTY MATT LUXON FROM A FIRE CAR CRASH BACK IN MARCH. WATSON WAS TAKING HIS SON TO A SOCCER GAME. HE SAW THE CRASH AND HE TURNED AROUND, JUMPING INTO ACTION AND SAVING LUXON. WITHIN 50 SECONDS, WITH LITTLE TIME TO SPARE. WITHIN PROBABLY 15 SECONDS OF ME PULLING HIM OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WENT FULLY INVOLVED. YEAH, THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DO WHERE WE PUT OUR LIFE ON THE LINE BUT HAVE THAT PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE. THAT PERSONALLY IS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT AND JUST GIVES YOU A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR WHAT WE DO AND WHAT FIREFIGHTERS DO. TODAY LUXON IS STILL WALKING WITH A LIMP IN HIS BOOT. THESE DAYS, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT COULD BE A YEAR BEFORE HE’S BACK ON FUEL DUTY. AND WHILE HE’S OUT, HE’S TAKING HIS TIME AND APPRECIATING HIS SECOND CHANCE. UNLIKE JUST A GREATER, GREATER APPRECIATION FOR SMALL THINGS, LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE. AND AFTER A LIFE SAVING CHANCE ENCOUNTER, THESE TWO NOW HAVE A LIFE LONG BOND. REPORTING

An Orlando fireman was honored for saving a local sheriff’s deputy from a fiery crash while off duty. The honoree, Lt. Benjamin Wootson, says he was in the right place at the right time. “That was truly the grace of God. There’s no way there’s any other outcome without him,” Wootson said. Wootson was recognized with not one but three awards for the daring rescue of Deputy Matt Luxon from a fiery car crash in March. He was taking his son to a soccer game, saw the crash and turned around. He managed to save Luxon within 50 seconds with little time to spare.“Within 15 seconds of me pulling him out, went fully involved,” he said.Luxon said he couldn’t imagine being on the other side of a rescue, but he’s appreciative.“There are a lot of times where we put our lives on the line, so to have that personally happen to me is something that gives you a greater appreciation for what we do,” he said. Friday, Luxon is still walking with a limp and his medical boot. The sheriff’s office said it could be a year before he’s back on full duty. While he’s out, he’s taking in the moments and cherishing his second chance.“ just a greater appreciation for the little things in life,” Luxon said. Top headlines:Tropical depression forms in Gulf of MexicoFlorida high school yearbooks under review again after parents call LGBTQ+ pages ‘inappropriate’Mother charged for leaving infant in hot car to go to church, Palm Bay police say

ORLANDO, Fla. —

An Orlando fireman was honored for saving a local sheriff’s deputy from a fiery crash while off duty.

The honoree, Lt. Benjamin Wootson, says he was in the right place at the right time.

“That was truly the grace of God. There’s no way there’s any other outcome without him,” Wootson said.

Wootson was recognized with not one but three awards for the daring rescue of Deputy Matt Luxon from a fiery car crash in March.

He was taking his son to a soccer game, saw the crash and turned around. He managed to save Luxon within 50 seconds with little time to spare.

“Within 15 seconds of me pulling him out, [the fire] went fully involved,” he said.

Luxon said he couldn’t imagine being on the other side of a rescue, but he’s appreciative.

“There are a lot of times where we put our lives on the line, so to have that personally happen to me is something that gives you a greater appreciation for what we do,” he said.

Friday, Luxon is still walking with a limp and his medical boot. The sheriff’s office said it could be a year before he’s back on full duty.

While he’s out, he’s taking in the moments and cherishing his second chance.

“[It’s] just a greater appreciation for the little things in life,” Luxon said.

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