Skip to main content

Between negative news and general rudeness and road rage we encounter in our day-to-day lives, it’s easy to get down on the world. And you wouldn’t be alone. Carolina Carlos admitted, “I see all the bad news around the world,” and it gets her down. But a heroic act by good-hearted strangers gave her hope again.

While Carlos was driving I-40 in Tennessee, she saw something frightening. A GMC Terrain went off the road near exit 221 near Hermitage, Tennessee. When the SUV hit a grassy hill next to the highway it flipped over onto its roof, trapping the driver inside.

Before Carlos could call for help, or run to the vehicle, something incredible happened. An assortment of bystanders banded together to get the driver out. A group of 10 men and women converged on the gray GMC. When they realized a woman was trapped inside, they resolved to get her out.

Red and white logo on the back doors of an Ambulance at a crash site
Ambulance | mirror-images via iStockPhoto

Carlos took a video (embedded below). You can see a row of at least six folks, many of them in construction orange, line up and lift one side of the SUV. That first-gen GMC Terrain weighed in at about 4,000 pounds. But the rescuers didn’t need to lift the entire thing, just enough to roll it back over.

When the car landed on its wheels, it bounced and began to roll. One woman ran up to the driver’s door, opened it, and reached inside. Presumably she hit the brake or even put the vehicle in park. The driver was obscured by the airbags, but the volunteers immediately began to work to free her.

Carlos said the moment was moving. “I saw some help from the people and good intentions.” She concluded that after, “I feel hope in the community.”

Next, read about the 18-year-old girl who sacrificed herself to save a wheelchair-bound woman trapped on train tracks, or see Carolina Carlos’ video of the rescue in Tennessee embedded below:

Best in News
Avatar photo
Staff Writer

Henry Cesari

Henry Cesari joined MotorBiscuit in 2021 and brings his deep interest in vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles to the site. Having restored his first classic car at just 16 years old, Henry has wrenched on everything from overland campers to Japanese motorcycles and even pre-war Bugattis. Henry is also an avid attendee at local car shows and genuinely enjoys connecting with fellow auto enthusiasts.

Henry earned a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and English from the University of Vermont. He has since incorporated his love of the written word with his admiration of classic cars. While Henry is interested in vintage cars, he believes the golden age of cars is yet to come. He is confident journalists will play an important role in this revolution by exposing the industry as it is now and envisioning its possible future.