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WhItby Froee-Prqss Wocineayo May 24, 194, -Page TRAFALGAR CASTLE SCIIOOLi (established 187) W B ymark Beesor When Rick Jackson heard a crash and eaw a burning cab suids out of control along a aide- walk, ho didn't think twice bofore running to help rescue the dri- ver. uSomeb><dy's in trouble, that's the bottom lino -- 1 didn't even think of myeelf,7 hoesaye. The Whitby resident and Mark William s, a passing motoriet, are heing recommended for civilian commendations for pulling taxi driver Ali Guled out of hie -bum- ing, propane-powered cab recently. Police a the two likely saved Guled's life. Guled collided with a truck at Jarvis and Shuter streets in Toronto and hie car ended up on the sidewalk in front of the Harbour Light drug and rehabili- tation centre where Jackson wor- ked. The vehicle was immereed in flames seconds after tho pair pulled Guled out of the car through a broken window. Jackson eays Guled was bleed- ing from hie head and «wasn't responding too well» right after the crash. "Iwas trying to decide what rny next move was going to bo. Thon there was a sharp crack at the front of the car... and a big fire started to burst out the front. It blew one of my buddies back... "I could feel the heat coming towarde me when she tarted to roar backwards... 1 took a few stops back, thon 1 realized I had toget this guy out or he's dons.m Jackson says ho tried to pull the car door open but it was jamrned «so I thought we'vo got to, take him out the window. «Fortunately the (seat) boIt wasn't dons up. I started to reach in and (thore was) another pai of hands, which was Mark... Igrabbe himi by the one shoul- der and Mark grabbed him by the other and hoe pulled out like paper, we were so purnped up... «We were just gotting him out of the door when she (fire) star- ted bursting over the cab and it was like nothing when it hit the cab.» mhe two mon pulled the in- jured cabbie away "and by.the timo I turned around, the cab was in flames.» Jackson says they raised Guled's foot up to stop the shock and hoe sent someone to get somo Students charged 'wo Father-Leo J. Austin stu-, dents face charges of extortion and threatening death after a note was sent which threatenod a teacher and hie family. The two Grade il students, both 16, one from Whitby and the other from Oshawa, were arrested Wednesday and are scheduled te appear in court June 17. They cannot be identi- fied under terme cf the Young Offenders Act. Police were called after a note addressed to the toacher was slipe under the door of the teachers' lounge Monday after- noon while ho was satin g lunch. RICK JACKSON blankets. "I took a CPR course three days before that so I was still in focus with it. 'That was pretty fortunate.» Everything happened so fast it was spontaneous,» Jackson Inover thought of myself at firet and then after the flaines started, I almoot ran because I thought, geez, he's done. I was thinking of him more than of myself. If not I wouldn't have stayed there and pulled him out... «rm glad I had a chance te redo my life -- before I probably would have .j st tod there and watched.» Jackson says ho was scared after the rencue. "My heart was pounding like crazy afterwards. It was just racing for a couple of hours ajer that, and then my head went te the ewelling position. I foîtgod «When omebody's in truble it's nice te have someone help. rJ liko te have somebody help me o r any of my family if they were in trouble fike that.» 'Bottom uine' wasto help, says Witbyrescuer HOUR ThisgirS wll hId X~altjUOU for Mrs. Iene Tlent a t9O5i683358befot Juse1 994. This pesTrafalganr,,,CaOtesie cho students401 Renolds S . ...W...tby.... Ont... W e're ...........ou GLAeMAY DAY FSTIVL* :0 :0 m E vcy c icVV1 cDri Dentures so natural... you'II nover know the differencel* NéewSvSoif-To rudi muterÎri for ~©JuIy, 19 (FREE CONSULTATION) Walter Wimmer, Denture Thierapist PICKERING TOWN CENTRE 420.0208OO661ý5020 1 umffl 71 7