Jennifer Lynn Dixon rescued Joseph Lewis Keating from burning, Middletown, Pennsylvania, November 25, 2016. Keating, 18, was a front-seat passenger in a car that crashed, overturned, and caught fire following an accident on a rural road at night. The car’s driver was also trapped in the car. Dixon, 27, distribution process worker, was driving on the road and came upon the scene. Running from her car, Dixon heard Keating call for help. After burning her hand in an attempt to pry open his door, Dixon then kicked at the rear, passenger-side window, breaking it on her third try. Crawling beneath intensifying flames issuing from the car’s interior, she extended her arms, shoulders, and head into the car toward Keating, who had unfastened his seat belt and wriggled between the burning front seats toward Dixon. Dixon grasped Keating’s arms and pulled most of Keating’s body from the car before she retreated. Joined by her mother, Dixon then helped pull Keating fully from the car and patted out flames burning on Keating’s pants. Meanwhile, a nearby resident pulled the driver to safety. Keating was hospitalized for treatment of burns, broken vertebra, and other injuries, but recovered. Dixon was hospitalized two days for smoke inhalation and shortness of breath; she also suffered burns on her hand. She recovered. 88756-10054
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