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| Corrections officer saves 3 people from burning car |
| By wcvb.com |
| Published: 10/14/2014 |
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A corrections officer who pulled three people from a burning car shortly before it became engulfed said he didn't have time to think of his own safety. Rui Gouveia, of Fairhaven, was on his way to the state prison in Bridgewater, where he works as a correctional officer, on Tuesday night when a car passed him and crashed. "Around 65, 75 mph," he said. "It was really fast. I even thought it was a plane landing. I'm like ... I'm surprised," Gouveia said. He told The Standard-Times the crash was so severe that he thought the vehicle's occupants were dead. He said he acted on instinct, afraid of an explosion, and pulled the vehicle's occupants through an open window because the doors were locked. The car burst into flames seconds later. Read More. |
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