HATHERLEIGH resident Jared Robinson has received an Australian Bravery Awards commendation for brave conduct after going to the assistance of an injured driver in a burning vehicle almost three years ago.
At about 6am on October 26, 2016 Mr Robinson was driving to work near Aldinga, south of Adelaide, when he came across a head-on motor vehicle accident involving two cars.
While another passer-by went to check on the second vehicle, Mr Robinson approached the first vehicle, an SUV, which was burning near the engine bay area.
He quickly retrieved a fire extinguisher and put the flames out, though he was not sure if they would reignite.
The driver had sustained multiple injuries and was bleeding significantly. Mr Robinson immediately crawled inside the confined and heavily damaged interior, removed his own jumper and used it to reduce the driver’s blood flow.
He stayed with the injured man until emergency services arrived.
They conveyed the critically injured man to hospital.
Unfortunately the driver of the other vehicle was deceased.
For his actions, Mr Robinson has been commended for brave conduct.
Mr Robinson’s citation and the names of 73 other recipients were announced yesterday by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley.
“Australian Bravery Awards recognise and celebrate Australians who, faced with a dangerous or perilous situation, think not of themselves or their own safety but about others,” the Governor-General said.
“These individuals deserve our admiration – they are an inspiration and examples of the sort of selfless sacrifice that we can all aspire to.”
