Good Samaritan reunites with Hot Springs teen after helping him following crash

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - A heartfelt reunion happened Wednesday in Hot Springs after a good Samaritan helped a 16-year-old in a time of need following a crash with an accused drunk driver.

Timie Yancy and her son Hudson were pleading for the public’s help to find a man who helped Hudson after he was hit by the accused drunk driver.

After FOX 16’s story on their experience aired Monday night, the family tracked down Cole shortly after.

The good Samaritan goes by the name of Cole. He worked at the Citgo in Hot Springs at the time of the April 10 wreck for Hudson.

“I cannot save the world,” Cole said. “If I could, I probably would.”

But for Hudson, Cole saved his world for just a few minutes when he got in the wreck.

“A few moments later was when he came into the store with his tongue half bit off and bleeding,” Cole said.

Cole found Hudson’s phone in his truck, called Hudson’s parents and 911, and offered Hudson comforting words, and gave him a hug.

“If it had been my child, your child… I think it is our responsibility to take care of our youth,” Cole said.