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Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« on: September 10, 2023, 04:11:46 pm »

Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window

Girl's father accused of leaving her in the car arrested for purported child endangerment

 By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times - Saturday, September 9, 2023

An 18-year-old Good Samaritan saved a little girl’s life in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this week when he heard her banging on the window of a hot Toyota van.

The van was parked outside the Bass Pro Shop in Bridgeport at around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Alex Torres of Naugatuck, Connecticut, who was there to celebrate a friend’s birthday, was leaving the venue when he heard the banging and looked through the window.

“The situation just changed and got so serious from, like, everybody partying and having fun into a really bad scenario where this kid could die. I saw the kid look at me in my eyes and I just broke the window,” Mr. Torres told local cable TV news channel News 12 Connecticut.

Seeing the distressed child sweating, he smashed the window open with his arm, letting the little girl go.

“I just one time, boom, it shattered, the kid is out of the car, and everybody is good. I’m blessed to be here, God brought me here, just to save that young lady,” Mr. Torres told WVIT-TV.

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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2023, 05:02:18 pm »
Pretty impressive he did it with just his arm.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2023, 05:29:44 pm »
Quote from: DB on September 10, 2023, 05:02:18 pm
Pretty impressive he did it with just his arm.


... Later requiring 16 stitches...

I think I'd have gone and got a tool, myself.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2023, 06:07:37 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on September 10, 2023, 04:11:46 pm
Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window

Girl's father accused of leaving her in the car arrested for purported child endangerment

 By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times - Saturday, September 9, 2023

An 18-year-old Good Samaritan saved a little girl’s life in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this week when he heard her banging on the window of a hot Toyota van.

The van was parked outside the Bass Pro Shop in Bridgeport at around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Alex Torres of Naugatuck, Connecticut, who was there to celebrate a friend’s birthday, was leaving the venue when he heard the banging and looked through the window.

“The situation just changed and got so serious from, like, everybody partying and having fun into a really bad scenario where this kid could die. I saw the kid look at me in my eyes and I just broke the window,” Mr. Torres told local cable TV news channel News 12 Connecticut.

Seeing the distressed child sweating, he smashed the window open with his arm, letting the little girl go.

“I just one time, boom, it shattered, the kid is out of the car, and everybody is good. I’m blessed to be here, God brought me here, just to save that young lady,” Mr. Torres told WVIT-TV.

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Great story.  Powerful faith and divine intervention.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2023, 06:32:52 pm »
Has Torres been sued yet by the entitled sperm donor?
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2023, 07:17:04 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on September 10, 2023, 05:29:44 pm

... Later requiring 16 stitches...

I think I'd have gone and got a tool, myself.

I didn't read that part...

Ya, me too unless the situation looked like there was no time left.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2023, 07:24:46 pm »
Quote from: DB on September 10, 2023, 07:17:04 pm
I didn't read that part...

Ya, me too unless the situation looked like there was no time left.

If she's up and beating on the window, and ain't in a swoon, There's an extra minute or two.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2023, 07:34:00 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on September 10, 2023, 07:24:46 pm
If she's up and beating on the window, and ain't in a swoon, There's an extra minute or two.

Totally agree. And it is very rare there isn't something around to use for that quickly - besides my body.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2023, 07:37:58 pm »
Quote from: DB on September 10, 2023, 07:34:00 pm
Totally agree. And it is very rare there isn't something around to use for that quickly - besides my body.

If my pickup is nearby - And it would be if I am there - Dang straight... Anything from a tire iron to a highlift, to a pulaski or axe... just a moment away. Heck there's a sawzall in the sawbox... Give me a minute and that puppy's a convertible.  :laugh:
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2023, 10:03:13 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on September 10, 2023, 07:24:46 pm
If she's up and beating on the window, and ain't in a swoon, There's an extra minute or two.

Maybe.  But the kid was 18 and didn't hesitate.  Rather have a kid err of the side of acting too fast than acting too slow.  Also kind of ups the "hero" factor because he clearly was thinking of her rather than of himself.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2023, 11:06:26 pm »
Quote from: Maj. Bill Martin on September 10, 2023, 10:03:13 pm
Maybe.  But the kid was 18 and didn't hesitate.  Rather have a kid err of the side of acting too fast than acting too slow.  Also kind of ups the "hero" factor because he clearly was thinking of her rather than of himself.

That's prolly right.  :beer:
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2023, 04:00:55 am »
Quote from: roamer_1 on September 10, 2023, 07:37:58 pm
If my pickup is nearby - And it would be if I am there - Dang straight... Anything from a tire iron to a highlift, to a pulaski or axe... just a moment away. Heck there's a sawzall in the sawbox... Give me a minute and that puppy's a convertible.  :laugh:
Do a clean job, and they get a sunroof out of the deal...
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2023, 04:03:12 am »
Quote from: Maj. Bill Martin on September 10, 2023, 10:03:13 pm
Maybe.  But the kid was 18 and didn't hesitate.  Rather have a kid err of the side of acting too fast than acting too slow.  Also kind of ups the "hero" factor because he clearly was thinking of her rather than of himself.
Yep. I agree. Props to the kid for acting decisively for the wee one's benefit without regard for his own safety.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2023, 04:03:46 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 11, 2023, 04:00:55 am
Do a clean job, and they get a sunroof out of the deal...

In a convertible?  :shrug: :silly:
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2023, 04:04:54 am »
Quote from: roamer_1 on September 11, 2023, 04:03:46 am
In a convertible?  :shrug: :silly:
Just saying the mods don't have to start at the base of the roofposts...or don't you carry a drill, too?
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2023, 04:29:56 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 11, 2023, 04:04:54 am
Just saying the mods don't have to start at the base of the roofposts...or don't you carry a drill, too?

Yeah... OK, but who wants a mere sunroof when you can have a rag top? Err... I really mean a custom redneck tarp-top of course...

But if you go sunroof, you have the extra trip to Home Depot to find the right window to use... And if it's not fixed glass, it gets super-complicated.   :whistle:
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2023, 04:43:45 am »
And no... not using a blue tarp... That's just trashy...
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2023, 06:02:46 am »
Quote from: roamer_1 on September 11, 2023, 04:43:45 am
And no... not using a blue tarp... That's just trashy...
Right.

(Get a camo one!)  :tongue2: :silly:
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2023, 08:54:20 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 11, 2023, 06:02:46 am
Right.

(Get a camo one!)  :tongue2: :silly:

It's like you read my mind...  :cool: :beer:
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #19 on: September 11, 2023, 11:52:05 am »
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #20 on: September 11, 2023, 11:53:00 am »
Quote from: Maj. Bill Martin on September 10, 2023, 10:03:13 pm
Maybe.  But the kid was 18 and didn't hesitate.  Rather have a kid err of the side of acting too fast than acting too slow.  Also kind of ups the "hero" factor because he clearly was thinking of her rather than of himself.
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Re: Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window
« Reply #21 on: September 11, 2023, 03:50:49 pm »
Quote from: verga on September 11, 2023, 11:52:05 am
I carry a glass breaker/seatbelt cutter, on my keychain, for just such emergencies.
https://www.amazon.com/04-100-09-Original-Keychain-Seatbelt-Breaker/dp/B01G6C18AG/ref=sr_1_5?crid=7ISJTUH2LQ7Z&keywords=glass%2Bbreaker%2Band%2Bseatbelt%2Bcutter&qid=1694433093&sprefix=glass%2Bbreaker%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-5&th=1

My old Schrade (Uncle Henry) Papa Bear, that lives alongside my wallet in my right, back pocket would make do... Never thought of that, though I would in the pinch...

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