Sheriff’s Deputy Reunites With Teen He Saved From Fiery Car Wreck 12 Years Ago, Gives Him His Medal of Valor

Sheriff’s Deputy Reunites With Teen He Saved From Fiery Car Wreck 12 Years Ago, Gives Him His Medal of Valor
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A former California sheriff’s deputy has credited “higher powers” for an unexpected reunion with a teen whom he saved from a fiery car wreck 12 years earlier.

On Jan. 19, 2007, Sonoma County Sheriff’s then-deputy Christopher Thorp witnessed the aftermath of a tragic car crash on Highway 101, south of Windsor, as per KTVU. A speeding vehicle collided with a Honda Civic sedan, in which 4-year-old Christian Flores was riding with his mother, his older brother, and another couple.