{"id":33535,"date":"2019-08-07T18:23:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T18:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/07\/soldier-rescues-man-from-burning-car\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:44:39","slug":"soldier-rescues-man-from-burning-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/2019\/08\/07\/soldier-rescues-man-from-burning-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier rescues injured man from burning SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early in the morning on July 24, Army Spc. Matt Oldham, 22, was at the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At about 12:40 a.m., Oldham was working as a security guard for the Dallas Holocaust Museum when he heard a roaring crash outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI heard the tires screech,\u201d Oldham said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/225384\/army_training_helps_soldier_save_drivers_life\" target=_blank>Army release<\/a>. \u201cIt was a very large crash.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he looked through the windows of the museum, he saw a crumpled-up black SUV engulfed in flames. The SUV had smashed into the brick building across the street and after assessing the situation Oldham rushed toward the crash site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy whole family has served all the way back through World War I,\u201d Oldham said in the Army post. \u201cSo it\u2019s always kind of been in my nature to serve and to \u2026 run toward fire \u2014 literally. It was kind of like muscle memory or instinct; whatever you want to call it. I knew I had the training, the equipment to help. I couldn\u2019t not act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Oldham approached the scene, he saw two Dallas police officers fighting to free the driver from the beat-up burning vehicle. The driver had not been wearing his seat belt and was caught between the brick building and his crumbled vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he helped the officers free the man, Oldham said he did not take into account how bad the fire and the destroyed vehicle were and he remained focused on the task in front of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou try to kind of block it out because it is traumatic,\u201d he said in the Army\u2019s post. \u201cEspecially if you\u2019ve really never seen things like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oldham said that although the man remained conscious he was unable to communicate. During the crash the man had sustained broken bones in both arms, a compound fracture and his foot was partially severed. Although his airway remained intact, the man\u2019s chest was partially crushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dallas police told <a href=\"https:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2019\/07\/25\/texas-soldier-helps-rescue-man-burning-vehicle-dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBS 11\/21 DFW<\/a> that the injured man, who had been suspected of driving under the influence, was taken to Methodist Central Hospital and would be booked into jail after receiving medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/size0-2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/size0-2.jpg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/size0-2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,218 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oldham said in the Army\u2019s post that the crash gave him his first chance to use the combat lifesaving skills that he learned during combat buddy care and lifesaver training at Fort Benning, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a member of the Texas National Guard, Oldham has luckily never had to experience an incident like the one on July 24 while on deployment. From 2017-2018 he and his unit, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, were deployed to the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/size0-1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/size0-1.jpg.jpg 640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/size0-1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen plenty of pictures in training \u2026 it\u2019s different when you see it in person. 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