CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The 20-year-old Good Samaritan who pulled a man off the third rail at a Red Line station on the south side was surprised with a car today.
Tony Perry was at the 69th Street Red Line Station along the Dan Ryan Expressway when two men were about to go at it.
“I immediately noticed there was a fight because both guys dukes up, they’re like putting their stuff down,” Perry told CBS 2.
They ended up on the tracks and one punch dropped one man onto the third rail.
While some record the incident with their phones, Perry jumped down.
“The guy didn’t have no control of his body. I just know, ‘don’t touch the rail, don’t touch the rail,’ otherwise I’m going to get shocked too,” said Perry.
He did get a jolt when he pulled the man free of the rail, saying he could feel it through his body.
Perry was surprised by Early Walker, owner of W and W Towing, with a 2009 Audi for his heroic efforts. Walker first told him as a joke that he was getting a gas card, which was odd since Perry relies on public transportation to get around.
Perry appreciated both the gas card and the car. Perry’s car has problems and he has a long commute to Oak Lawn each day on public transportation.
Walker noted that Perry's decision to take action and not just be a bystander to prevent a major accident was rare in this digital age.
"One of things that stuck about your particular story is that everyone wants to pull out their phones and go viral," he said to Perry.
"No one helps. You helped."
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