[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             TODD BUCHANAN

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, one can scarcely imagine a more horrifying 
and terrifying experience than what happened yesterday to Todd Buchanan 
as his van coasted with its electrical systems failing on Indiana State 
Road 67. Todd Buchanan is a 39-year-old quadriplegic. The electrical 
system in his van not only failed, but the sparks ignited a flame; and 
he sat helpless, unable to extricate himself from his vehicle with no 
one in sight.
  At that moment with smoke and flames beginning to emit from the hood 
of the car, Allen Webster passing by pulled his car over and 
immediately began to reach into the flames and into the smoke to 
extricate him. Muncie police officer Kyle Temple joined as well as 
nearly a dozen passersby, and one police officer fought through the 
flames to their own injury to extricate Todd Buchanan safely.
  The Bible says ``No greater love has a man than this, that he should 
lay down his life for his friends.'' Todd Buchanan is alive this 
morning and grateful to Allen Webster, Officer Kyle Temple, and many 
others because they brought this proverb to life and showed no greater 
love on Highway 67 yesterday, and they are rightly remembered on this 
floor of this Congress today.

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