[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25281]
[From the U.S. 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, 3 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 3 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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