Hodges to the Rescue
Posted: September 8th, 2008, 11:13 am
How did this story not come out on FlameFans before Chris included it in his notes today?
NewsAdvance wrote:By Chris LangClick Here for Full Flames Notes
Published: September 7, 2008
Spencer Hodges and his father were driving down Timberlake Road last Sunday night when they saw the smoke. As they approached Heritage High School, Hodges noticed one motorcycle strewn across the roadway and another stuck in a ditch.
Instinct took over. The Hodges pulled over and Spencer, a redshirt freshman offensive lineman at Liberty, immediately dialed 911 on his cell phone once he realized that a man was trapped underneath the bike in the ditch. After alerting authorities, Spencer and his father, Ross Hodges climbed into the ditch and pulled the motorcycle off the man.
Spencer, who is 6-foot-5, 300 pounds, and Ross, who is 6-2, 280, each grabbed one end of the bike and lifted it away from the unconscious man and stayed with him until further help arrived.
“Obviously, if I was hurt, I’d want someone to do that for me,” Spencer said. “I think it was a reaction, just to help in any way possible.”
Spencer returned to Liberty football practice this week with a burn on his left arm, courtesy of the motorcycle’s muffler. Flames coach Danny Rocco was happy to hear Hodges played the role of good Samaritan.
“He was at the right place at the right time and certainly willing to get involved,” Rocco said.