A 17-year-old boy has been hailed a hero for pulling a 73-year-old man to safety after they were both hit by a truck - even though the teen had himself suffered three fractured vertebrae. Dalton Surbey, a high school junior from Montpelier, Ohio, came to Duane Ward's aid during a car accident on Ohio 576 during white-out conditions on Saturday, according to the Bryan Times. Surbey had stopped at the scene of a crash and climbed out of his car to check on the driver when his car was rear-ended by another vehicle, according to the Ohio State Patrol. Ward also got out of his car to check on the scene when a black Ford Range truck hit both of them.
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17-year-old Dalton Surbey's car was hit twice during a multi-car crash in Ohio on Saturday
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He and another motorist, 73-year-old Duane Ward, got out of their cars to check on other drivers when they were hit by a truck
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Ward suffered a broken pelvis and tailbone so Surbey ignored his own injuries to pull the man to safety at the side of the road
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Troops and Ward say the teen likely saved his life
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