Chris Davis is getting a lot done while serving a 25-game suspension for using Adderall, including lifting trucks off people in need.
Suspended slugger Chris Davis saves 2 people in traffic crash
This is about being in the right place at the right time, even if you’re there because you were suspended.
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The Orioles first baseman found himself at the scene of a potentially horrifying accident Monday that saw one person ejected from a truck and a second pinned under it, with gasoline pooling around them. Davis was there, flagging down other motorists and trying to get help.
“He was the first guy there. I just didn’t realize it. He was the guy I saw running across the street to help the guy out of the truck, and he was the guy who, when I pulled over, was waving to me saying, come on, hurry up, we’ve got to get this truck up. He was the first person on the scene.”
Nobody knew it was Davis at the time. Within a few minutes, the group of good samaritans flipped the truck over, rescued the motorist and Davis set to attending to the other injured person. It wasn’t until EMTs arrived and the group could step back that people started to realize who helped them.
“I turned to high five the guy for a good job done getting this truck up, and I thought to myself, ‘Man, that looks like Chris Davis,’” Soukup said.
Fellow motorists described Davis as “humble” and offered words of support while he serves his suspension.
