[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H10737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           GLENVIEW GOOD GUYS

  (Mr. KIRK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago an incredible act of bravery took 
place in my district. Last Saturday, three high school students were 
stopped at a train crossing in Glenview, Illinois. At 8:30, as 
Glenbrook South High School senior Tom Foust and sophomores Tyler Brown 
and Zach Demertzis reached the intersection, they noticed an 83-year-
old woman in her vehicle stopped on the tracks. It was clear the car 
was stuck, spinning her tires in the gravel.
  At that moment, warning bells rang. The three young men rushed to the 
car and tried to help her move it. They didn't know how quickly the 
train was coming, at 79 miles an hour. When the woman did not leave, 
Tom reached in the vehicle and unclipped her seat belt. He pulled her 
out and got only 10 feet from the southbound train when it demolished 
the car, spraying glass and metal everywhere. The car was pushed into 
the northbound tracks and was immediately hit again by another train 
going in the opposite direction.
  No one on the ground was injured. Tom, Tyler, and Zach saved this 
woman's life. I know I speak for the entire 10th District when I say 
how proud we are of the Glenview Good Guys, new heroes. Our community 
is very lucky to have them.

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