According to Fleming’s high school, St. Rita High School in Chicago, Fleming helped save a woman from a burning vehicle Thursday on Route 1 near Gillette Stadium by kicking in a window and pulling her from the car, which was involved in three-car accident. As a result of the kick, Fleming suffered two cuts to his leg that required 22 stitches.
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“She was attempting to kick the window out but she was a small lady,” Fleming said (via the Boston Globe). “I didn’t panic, but I was just like, ‘I got to get her out.’ I tried to break (the window) with my elbow, but that didn’t work, so I just started kicking the window. Eventually it broke, pulled her out, made sure she was OK, and I looked at my leg and I noticed it was bleeding pretty bad.”
Fleming first went to team trainers for treatment on his leg before heading to the hospital.
“It was a little freaky, but anyone in that situation would’ve done the same thing,” Fleming said. “It’s just, I was there. I’m glad I could help her.”
