Positivity: Police look for men who saved woman’s life
June 2, 2007
AURORA - Aurora police are looking for two mystery men who pulled up to an accident scene on a cold, rainy night in mid-May just as eight other men were trying to lift a mangled car off the female driver, who was barely breathing.
The good Samaritans happened to have a hydraulic lift on the back of their pickup. Within seconds, they pulled the car off the woman just as emergency workers arrived on the scene at East Iliff Avenue and South Sedalia Street.
Minutes later, before anyone could get the heroes’ names, they vanished into the dark night.
Thanks to the mystery men, Arleen Meyer, 53, of Aurora, is recovering from severe injuries at the Medical Center of Aurora. On May 14, as rain and tornadoes pounded the Denver area, she was driving to work at Kohl’s when she lost control of her car. She apparently was ejected as the car rolled then landed on top of her, pinning her to the pavement.
Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers happened upon the scene moments after the crash as he headed to his home blocks away. Rogers at first thought the woman was dead. All he could see were her legs and stomach sticking out beneath the car’s wheel well.
Then he spied the woman breathing, and he and the other passers-by had one thought: “Get that car off of her.” They were failing to make progress and flagging down any volunteers they could when a dark blue or black full-size pickup pulled up. The driver said he was a “repo man” and had the perfect equipment to free the woman.
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