Follow up

KSL did a follow up story on Jason and the woman he saved ( Jackie) Here it is....


Woman meets rescuer who saved her from her burning car
March 5th, 2009 @ 11:04pm
By Alex Cabrero
Jason Day could have just kept going on Interstate-215 Tuesday. He'd just got off work from the FireHouse car wash in Sandy. But when he saw a car on fire near 4700 South, and a woman inside, he said he had to stop and help her.

Thursday, that woman came to the car wash to say thank you. She said she had no idea her what was going on when her car burst into flames. "I didn't know it was actually on fire," Jackie Butler said.



Cell phone picture of Butler's car on fire While she was driving home, smoke started coming up out of her car's hood. Butler pulled over and stayed in the car because she didn't want to get out and possibly get hit by passing cars. Because of the way the wind was blowing, she never saw flames.

"From the front end, all I saw was just, like, a hot engine smoking," Butler said.

But Day saw flames and took a picture with his cell phone. He and others ran to Butler, helped her out and got her away.

"It is neat to meet her and know everything's well, that she's OK," Day said.

Now the car wash where Day works, which coincidentally is the FireHouse, wants to help Butler, a single mother, get a new car.

"My heart goes out to those who are in a bad way or have misfortune, and she had her share of misfortune this week. I'd be happy to help," said car wash owner Dow Jones.

For Butler, she can't believe it. At a time in her life when so much went bad, she found how good complete strangers can be. "I really do appreciate it," she said.

Jones says he will donate some of his proceeds from March 17 toward helping Butler purchase a new car.

E-mail: acabrero@ksl.com

We are trying to get the word out about it because they didnt give much info away. so here is what I've been posting...


Jackie is indeed out of a car and with a five year old it’s going to be a bit difficult to get around. So Firehouse Car Wash and Detail is having a fund raiser to help her in getting a new car. Donations can be made at any of the 3 Firehouse locations.

North Salt Lake (This is actually the location Jason manages. He is the General Manager there.)
801-296-1900
989 North Highway 89


Sandy
801-501-7777
9534 South Highland Drive (2000 E)

American Fork
801-756-9699
83 North West State Road

The website www.firehouseclean.com has directions.

On St. Patricks Day they are having a “For Jackie” Day and there will be incentives for those who donate.

It was so nice to meet Jackie and offer her some help. In a time where things are so sad in the world it’s great to hear that others want to help her.

And for the video click on the other link on the top right of the blog