It started out as just another ordinary day for 18-year-old Justin Gavin. He didn’t know he would end his day by becoming a real-life hero. On September 9th, he was walking along the street, making his way to Walgreens to pick up some items for his sister. He never would have thought that day would turn out any differently than the ones before it. Who could have possibly guessed the events that would take place that fateful day? He was simply going on with his day as usual when something caught his eye. Along with all the others on the street, he knew he had to do something.
September 9th
As he was walking toward Walgreens, he noticed something that alarmed him as well as everyone else who was on the street. All of a sudden, he saw something that would completely change his life. He saw a car that was on fire pass him by, driving down the street erratically. He froze in place, not knowing what to do. “The car drove past me, on fire,” he recalled. He’s currently a student at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, New York who is temporarily living in Connecticut.