Dramatic Video Shows Moment Chick-Fil-A Employee Jumps Out Drive-Thru Window to Save Choking Boy

A teenage fast-food worker is being hailed as a hero after he sprang to the rescue of a boy who was choking inside of a customer’s car.

“I just jumped out the window and ran straight down to the car,” Simmons todl the news station. “I think it was the quickest option. It was right there and I saw the other car right there.”

“I’m still kind of shocked right now myself that all this has happened,” he added.

Once outside, Simmons pulled out a pocketknife and cut the seatbelt, saving the boy as his mother begged for help.

Simmons’ mother, Teri, later expressed shock that her son was involved in a lifesaving rescue.

“I’m amazed he didn’t panic,” she told the station, “As his mother, I would have panicked. I’d be running around going, ‘Oh my gosh! What do we do?’”

As for Simmons himself, he said he acknowledges the weight behind his actions and knows if it weren’t for his quick-thinking, the boy could have been seriously injured, or worse.

In a statement toYahoo, Simmons said he was thankful he was able to help in the situation.

Thanks to his quick thinking, the little boy is just fine despite the scary ordeal.

source: people.com