Family members of a 62-year-old Columbus woman who was rescued from her burning car after a Christmas Day accident believe the two men who rescued her are “Christmas angels.”
Patsy Miller, sister of accident victim Debra J. Stephens, credited Tim Meeks and Johnny Smith, both of Columbus, with saving Stephens’ life.
“I cannot tell you how grateful we all are,” Miller said of the two men’s efforts to help Stephens, who was listed in stable condition Thursday morning at Eskenazi Hospital’s burn unit in Indianapolis.
Meeks and Smith, who did not know each other prior to Christmas Day, were driving southbound on Interstate 65 in separate vehicles and each noticed some smoke coming from an area between a side access road and the interstate at about 3:30 p.m.
“Not a lot of people would risk their life for a stranger,” Miller wrote to the men on social media. “You two are heroes.”
For the complete story, see Friday’s Republic.
