Good Samaritans credited with pulling man from burning car

Two good Samaritans are being credited with saving a man from a burning car in Aurora last Saturday.

The single-car crash occurred at about 12:12 a.m. in the 1600-block of East New York Street, police said.

Police said 58-year-old Jose Martinez, who lives across the street from where the crash occurred, pulled the 34-year-old man out of the car. A second man, 29-year-old Devin Johnson, then pulled the victim further from the burning car.

Aurora police posted dashcam video of the crash, showing the 34-year-old man being pulled from the car.

The 34-year-old was charged with DUI and several traffic offenses. He was hospitalized after suffering burns and other non-life threatening injuries.{{file|t=8uKq_1522863108}}