{"id":50955,"date":"2023-11-30T21:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/30\/army-staff-sergeant-jumps-into-action-after-car-crash-saves-soldier\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:17:31","slug":"army-staff-sergeant-jumps-into-action-after-car-crash-saves-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2023\/11\/30\/army-staff-sergeant-jumps-into-action-after-car-crash-saves-soldier\/","title":{"rendered":"Army staff sergeant jumps into action after car crash, saves soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While out for a drive in Elim, Georgia, on Sept. 6, Staff Sgt. Todd Darter witnessed an accident. Little did he know, but one of the victims was his neighbor and a former fellow member of the 3rd Infantry Division, Sgt. 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Springing to action, he immediately began triaging Garcia and his son, who were both unconscious following the collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he neared the crash, Darter leaned on his Army Combat Lifesaver training and got to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was just going back through the steps of CLS,\u201d Darter said in the release. \u201cTrying to get everybody responsive and start assessing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn\u2019t immediately clear to Darter what had happened to Garcia, because it was obvious to him that there was massive blood loss, but he couldn\u2019t see any visible injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, another passerby got involved and found a laceration on Garcia\u2019s left leg, indicative of an arterial bleed. With the wound identified, Darter applied a tourniquet to the leg and kept Garcia and his son talking and coherent while they held out for emergency services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Darter didn\u2019t speak about the events of that day until his commander, Capt. Justin Kintz, heard about it secondhand and confronted him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI asked him why he didn\u2019t say anything and his reaction was just, \u2018why would I say anything?\u2019\u201d Kintz said. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t motivated by personal gain, personal gratification, personal anything \u2026 Somebody just got hurt and he wanted to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After being airlifted and spending a few weeks in the hospital, Garcia and his son are doing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSergeant Darter, he\u2019s been checking on me ever since,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Darter, on the other hand, simply credits the Army with giving him the tools to help that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody treats CLS as kind of a vacation from the unit, but it really works,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStaff Sgt. 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