12/17/2025
Spotted: On Monday, December 14th, I was traveling to Windsor on Highway 3 around 11:05 a.m., just after it had finished snowing. A van suddenly pulled onto the shoulder, causing the SUV in front of me to slam on its brakes. I braked hard as well, and the car behind me did the same, but unfortunately didn’t stop in time and rear-ended me. That vehicle then veered sharply to the right and went into the ditch.
I pulled over immediately, and as I got out of my car, I noticed a black BMW pull over as well. The driver jumped out, ran straight into the snowy ditch, and headed for the smoking vehicle. Without hesitation, he pulled the woman from the car, which we feared could catch fire, and helped her out of the ditch to safety.
Once she was safe, he came over to check on me. He stayed at the scene, continuing to make sure we were okay, until police were close to arriving. Both the woman and I told him he had done more than enough and that it was okay for him to continue on with his day. We thanked him many times.
Through all the chaos, I did manage to get his name, and I hope he doesn’t mind me sharing it publicly.
Ivan Martin, thank you again. I don’t know many people who would do what you did, and certainly not to the extent you did. You deserve a tremendous amount of recognition and praise.
If this post finds you: I am okay, and the woman who was taken to the hospital is also okay (as of the last update I received). I truly hope good things come your way, you absolutely deserve it.
