WOODLAND HILLS : Man Honored for Rescuing Victim From Burning Car
A 29-year-old aspiring actor was honored this week by the Los Angeles Fire Department for rescuing a man from a fiery crash on the Ventura Freeway in Woodland Hills.
“Next to getting shot, this is the most horrible thing a patrol officer can come across, and when a citizen comes across it, his actions should be doubly commended,” CHP Capt. Joe Ruggiero said of Walter (Trey) Holland during a brief ceremony Tuesday at the Warner Center hotel where Holland works as a bellman.
As flames singed the hair on his arms, Holland pulled one man from an overturned pickup truck, saving his life. Three other men perished in the May 3 crash.
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