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REUNION. WMUR’S KRISTEN CAROSA WAS THERE. >> THIS VIDEO IS NOW ENGRAINED IN THE MINDS OF SAM LACHANCE AND HIS FAMILY. IN A MATTER OF MOMENTS SAM’S JEEP CROSSED OVER THE CENT LINE. AFTER POLICE SAY IT APPEARS HE FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL OR LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. YOU CAN SEE THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO AN ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAIL CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. BUT WHAT YOU DON’T SEE IS THE THREE MEN WHO RUSHED IN TO SAVE SAM’S LIFE. AND TODAY --- AFTER A MONTH OF RECOVERY ---- SAM HAD THE CHANCE TO SAY "THANKS". >> I DON’T KNOW IF THE FEELING IS DESCRIBABLE. IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING. >> MARC AND JOHN CRAMER CAPTURED THE CRASH VIDEO DROVE THROUGH THE FLAMES AND THEN RAN TO PULL SAM FROM HIS CAR. WITH THE HELP OF BANK PROMPLOY. THEIR EARLY ACTIONS NOW BEING PRAISED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. >> YOU CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING AT THAT MOMENT, YOU JUST HAVE TO ACT ON IT. I WAS GLAD I WAS THERE TO BE ABLE TO HELP. IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. >> IT’S A MIRACLE. IT IS WONDERFUL SEEING HIM STANDING UP AND WALKING AND TALKING. >> HOW THAT ALL HAPPENED, IT REALLY IS A MIRACLE HOW EVERYTHING TOOK PLACE. >> SAM’S PARENTS ARE THANKFUL NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT IN THE ACCIDENT INCLUDING THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER AND ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THE WORDS FOR THE MEN WHO HELPED SAVE THEIR SON. YOU ARE SO BLESSED THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN THE WORLD. SO GLAD TO GET TO MEET PEOPLE LIKE THAT AND THEY CAN AFFECT YOUR LIFE THE WA

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