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I think that it is pretty sad that an American hero's death was not even acknowledged. It is ridiculous that no one really heard bout it. If it was my great grandpa or my grandpa it would really hurt my feelings that there was nothing really said about it, and so much said over Tiger Woods having an affair because he thinks he can do what ever. It is people like that, that do not deserve all the money and publicity that they get. People like Ed Freeman should have all that and more, because not just anyone would do something like that.



A Justin man, who missed his exit in Denton two months ago, ended up in the right place to save a life. The dramatic rescue along I-35 has now put him in a place with finalists for the highest national honor awarded to a citizen for valor - the Citizen Service Above Self Honors.

He and the woman he rescued met Wednesday to reflect on how tragedy was diverted. Bryan Jacobs said, "God puts you in certain places to do a certain thing at a certain time." That's why he says he missed his exit to Corinth on January 11 and ended up on I-35 in Denton looking for a McDonald's.

Instead, he saw a woman slumped over the wheel of a moving car. It was Andrea Sumner. She was on her way to run an errand at Denton City Hall when she blacked out.

Bryan Jacobs noticed something wrong and pulled up along side her. He found her slumped across the passenger seat. Her vehicle was still moving at about 45 miles an hour. Jacobs eased his pick-up truck in front of her car and gradually slowed her to a stop.

Sumner was examined, doctors discovered she had a brain tumor. She says she doesn't know what would've happened if it had taken years to discover it. She's grateful to Jacobs. "It just caught me in the heart. I couldn't believe what actually happened. I was very very glad that he helped me."

Sumner said she didn't know who else was up for the award but she believed in her heart that Jacobs deserved it. Jacobs said he's glad he did it for Sumner, who is back at work as the operations coordinator at the Denton Municipal Airport. Jacobs said he's also glad he did it for his kids so they can see how much someone appreciates when you go out of your way to do something for them.

But, Jacobs said, he didn't do it to become a 'hero.' Jacobs said, "The word hero for me, I reserve that for people that do it every day." Jacobs said he was just where he needed to be doing what he was supposed to do.

by : Carol Cavazos

http://cbs11tv.com/local/denton.highway.hero.2.1552686.html

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