Army football player Larry Pickett Jr. saves…
An Army football player was caught on video heroically pulling a man from a burning car in Upstate New York, after the driving force slammed into a utility pole, inflicting energy traces to spark around the wreck.
Black Knights sophomore security Larry Pickett Jr. didn’t hesitate when he noticed a car engulfed in flames on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, early Sunday morning, WTVD reported.
Pickett Jr., 20, was returning from dinner in New York City with his household when they observed the crash and he sprang into motion.
“There was no discussion. My son just jumped right into action,” Larry Pickett Sr. told the outlet.
“It’s just amazing to see him in action. And it’s just not surprising because we’ve watched him his whole life do amazing things.”
Startling video posted on Facebook by his father reveals his son fearlessly operating toward the vehicle and pulling the person out from the driving force’s seat.
Soon after transferring the person to security, the vehicle was absolutely engulfed in flames.
“Thank you Jesus that this man will live to see another day! I am so grateful for my son LJ for saving his life!” his father shared.
Black Knights sophomore security Larry Pickett Jr. didn’t assume twice before dashing toward a car engulfed in flames on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery early Sunday morning. Instagram / Larry Pickett, Sr.
Moments after Pickett Jr. pulled the person to security, the vehicle was utterly consumed by flames. Instagram / Larry Pickett, Sr.
“Not only is he making an impact in the classroom and on the football field at the United States Military Academy at West Point, but he’s also making a difference in his community!”
Pickett Sr. credited his son’s West Point training for giving him the braveness to save the person’s life.
“This is more than a display of leadership; it’s a testament to the character West Point is building in him—a readiness to go into the line of fire, not just for his country, but for anyone who needs it,” he wrote.
Video posted on Facebook by his father reveals his son fearlessly operating toward the vehicle and pulling the person out from the driving force’s seat. Instagram / Larry Pickett, Sr.
Firefighters later arrived on the scene and put out the blaze. Fort Montgomery Fire Department
“To see that courage and selflessness in action firsthand was truly incredible.”
Firefighters ultimately responded to the crash web site and extinguished the blaze, according to the Fort Montgomery Fire Department.
Pickett Sr. said he didn’t know the person’s actual condition but believed his accidents weren’t severe.
West Point also acknowledged Pickett Jr.’s “heroic actions” and wrote in a Facebook post Sunday that the younger cadet “running towards danger to save lives is the embodiment of the Army Values and Warrior Ethos.”
Pickett Sr. also revealed to WRAL that even before his son attended West Point, he was pushed by a want to help others.
“I remember right before we brought him to West Point, he actually chased down somebody that was shoplifting from a store in Raleigh,” he said.
Larry Pickett Jr. (R) with his father, Larry Pickett Sr. Instagram / Larry Pickett, Sr.
Pickett Jr. (R) was a two-way standout on the football area at Enloe High School. Instagram / Larry Pickett, Sr.
“It was like, ‘LJ, that’s dangerous. Like, you don’t know what he could have had on him.’ It’s just his instinct to be there and to help people, and obviously his training at West Point.”
The 20-year-old security is a native of Raleigh, NC, and was a standout two-way football player for Enloe High School, according to his West Point bio.
Pickett Jr. is the nephew of former Pittsburgh Steelers star and two-time Super Bowl champion Ike Taylor, who spent 12 seasons in the NFL.
Beyond football, Pickett Jr. devotes his time to serving others — volunteering as a youth ambassador at Raleigh’s Marbles Kids Museum and touring with his mother and father to Mexico to help construct houses for households in need.
The 6’1″, 195-pound security made his Army debut in Friday’s recreation against Tarleton State, which Army misplaced in double time beyond regulation.
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