Danny Trejo, one of the most hardened badasses in Hollywood, proved himself to be a real hero yesterday after rescuing a baby from an overturned car in Los Angeles. According to reports, Trejo witnessed a traffic accident in Northern L.A., after a driver blew a red light and collided with another vehicle leaving it overturned with a mother and her child trapped inside. Then, like a bonafide hero of the highest calibur, Trejo sprang into action to help save the victims of the terrible wreck.
"There was a lady in the front seat that was pinned," Trejo told ABC News. "And she just kept screaming 'My baby! My baby!'"
After crawling into the overturned vehicle, Trejo tried to unbuckle the child's seat belt but found that the angle of the device left him no purchase. Shortly thereafter, another person had managed to open the door on the opposite side and unbuckle the seat. With the child finally freed, Trejo was able to pull him from the car and bring him to safety. Unfortunately, the young boy's grandmother was still trapped inside, and needed to wait until firefighters could free her to thank Trejo and the second party for their heroism.
"He was panicked," Trejo said of the boy trapped inside the car. "I said, 'OK, we have to use our superpowers.' So he screamed 'superpowers' and we started yelling 'superpowers' … we got kind of a bond. I kept facing him away from the accident."
Thankfully, no one was severely harmed in the accident.
After the incident, Trejo was greeted by reporters who were anxious for him to recant the ordeal. Rather than boast about his actions, Trejo remained humble, reflective, and grateful that he'd been at the scene to lend a helping hand.
"Everything good that has happened to me has happened as a direct result of helping someone else," he said. "Everything."
You can watch Trejo's re-telling of the incident below:
Hot damn, Danny Trejo! Way to be an example of how not all of humanity is lost in this day and age. If you're reading this, is there a chance that I can convince you to establish a seminar centered around being someone who extends their hand to those who need it most? I think we can all learn something from Trejo's actions, as well as the individual who aided him in bringing the young boy to safety.
Typically known for playing villains both on the big and small screen, Trejo has emerged from this incident as a real hero. May his deeds be remembered as an example that anyone can do good in this world, you just have to extend your hand and be willing to go the distance.