George Zimmerman helped rescue family from overturned SUV, cops say

The Orlando Sentinel ^ | 7/22/2013 | Jeff Weiner

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George Zimmerman, the man recently acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, helped rescue a family from an overturned SUV last week, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office confirmed today. According to sheriff's spokeswoman Heather Smith, deputies were called to the crash about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. A Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle had gone off the road and rolled over in the area of Interstate 4 and State Road 46, Smith said, with two children and their parents inside. By the time a deputy arrived, Zimmerman and another man "had already helped assist the family by getting them out of the overturned vehicle," Smith said.

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Twitter: Robert Zimmerman JR‏@rzimmermanjr41m George saw a need, he acted. Our parents taught us to help, never to boast. Humility is George's finest trait. >> http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-76753200/ …

[SkyDancer]

“Prosecutors are figuring out what charges to file”

[MissesBush]

Trayvon would have robbed them. But he’s a hero.

[Red in Blue PA]

How many could picture Al Sharpton doing the same thing? How about Eric Holder? Or J Jackson? Or obama?

Me neither.

[Uncle Chip]

This story is so hard for these people to write —

I can see them just gritting their teeth as they do it and of course the OS editor waited as long as possible before publishing the story.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“Prosecutors are figuring out what charges to file”

... and the family whose minivan rolled over have retained a lawyer to consider whether or not they should file a civil suit.

[MrB]

Isn’t it amazing that it’s never “Trayvon Martin”, but always “17-year-old Trayvon Martin”?

Like his mother named him that or something.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“Prosecutors are figuring out what charges to file”

No good deed goes unpunished.

[Sopater]

...“17-year-old Trayvon Martin”?

Like his mother named him that or something.

Its as if she knew....

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If he keeps this up, he may get promoted from “white hispanic”, to just plain “hispanic”.

[sheikdetailfeather]

LOL!!!

[Buckeye McFrog]

I gotta say....George leads a much more eventful life than I do!

[sheikdetailfeather]

WFTV took forever to get their story up. It was all over Twitter and other news sources. I keep hearing it on the local radio. Orlando Sentinel is so far left.

[spacejunkie2001]

does anyone have the article handy about the man being attacked by the hammer wielding thugs? I’m going to send it to Jeff Weiner and ask that he update the story. I already sent it to Rene Stutzman or whatever her name is.

[Argus]

ZimmerMan lifted the SUV as if it were a mere toy while Jimmy Olsen pulled the family free.

[sheikdetailfeather]

LOL! To say the least! While he is hiding out from death threats he rescues others in a vehicle accident and humbly moves on.

[shove_it]

...... and the family whose minivan rolled over have retained a lawyer to consider whether or not they should file a civil suit.

Two words for you - Morgan & Morgan. (it's a Central Florida inside joke)

[Red in Blue PA]

Or as someone said in another thread here, perhaps “black hispanic” now.

[Mugwump]

Well actually that shoul ba “unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin...”

[sheikdetailfeather]

No. I don’t have that.