Michigan Teenagers, Cody Decker And Luke Vaughn, Rescue Florida Couple From Flaming Car

It will be a spring break to remember for two 17-year-old heroes from Dewitt, Mich., who saved the lives of two people trapped in a burning car, ABC News reports.

Late week, Cody Decker and Luke Vaughn -- who were vacationing in Palm Coast, Fla. -- watched in horror as a car zoomed past them and crashed into a pair of trees.

According to Flaglerlive.com, Vaugn immediately dialed 911 as Decker raced towards the car to help. A man and woman were badly hurt and trapped inside the crumpled vehicle.

"They were completely incoherent, unconscious almost. The only words they could utter were "Help" and "Get us out"," Vaughn told ClickOnDetroit.com

An audio recording of the 911 call reveals the danger all four individuals were in.

"Oh my God. There's fire," Vaughn told the dispatcher. "The vehicle is engulfing in flames."

Endangering their own lives, the two teenagers worked against the clock to pull Tracy Lopez, 42, and Carlos Adams, 44, to safety. Bending the jammed car doors, they managed to get Lopez out but Adams -- whose burning legs were trapped beneath the dashboard -- remained helplessly in the vehicle, ABC News reports.

"It was all we had just to rip him out and drag his legs out and get him to safety. At that point, the car really just caught fire more and it just kind of burst. The flames just escalated," Vaughn told Flaglerlive.com.

Both Lopez and Adams were treated for critical injuries, but survived.

To honor them for their heroism, County Sheriff Don Fleming presented both teens a Life-Saving Award at a ceremony yesterday.

According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, tearful relatives of Lopez and Adams were at the ceremony to express their gratitude.

"They were sent from God to save Tracy and Carlos," said Emma Adams, Carlos' mother.

"If it wasn't for them, we'd be attending two funerals right now instead," added Tracy's daughter, Jessica Lopez, 18.

Vaughn and Decker said that they just did what they had to do.

"We're two ordinary guys just helping people out," Decker told ClickOnDetroit.com.

To listen to the Luke Vaughn's 911 call, listen to the audio clip from Flaglerlive.com:

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Comments

[Ossit]

01:02 PM on 04/10/2012

As to no one on the planet more deserving of honors than our brave troops, is a bunch of sliced pepperoni! It's hype, it's propaganda, and it's those soldiers fighting the stupidest wars at politician behest with so many changing reasons that the only thing you see is fighting, destruction and non solved problems. Sorry folks for accidentally including that in my last post.

I'm sick and tired of people telling me how I should admire soldiers, but don't observe the Constitutional right to have a differing opinion. I have no respect for "brave" soldiers who'll kill on command, keep going back time and time again, be traumatised, then expects us to feel so sorry for those "brave" people who can't come home and stay home for their own choice of going to war which is romantized. What has this soldier stuff have to do with these kids? Again, you're supposed to give them a brass band for doing what they were supposed to helping, and when you disagree, instead of understanding there's a difference of opinion, you all show your true stars and stripes by being verbally abusive and I'm sick of it!

[rlm7898]

02:10 PM on 04/10/2012

I'll tell you what you go to one of those countries and live and leave us real Americans here to live free. Our soldiers give their lives for us along with their family time. You should be ashamed of yourself for such a horrible post.

[WiscFighter]

01:16 PM on 04/11/2012

Sorry, but Ossit makes a good point. Them soldiers leaving to fight is their sole choice to fight in these irrelevent wars, while we funnel ourselves into more and more debt on the basis that our govt is scared to NOT occupy all areas of the world with military. Our govt brought about 9/11 with their policing the world notion only making other country's citizens mad because they see US troops walking down their streets with fully auto rifles. Wouldnt you be mad if some foreign soldiers occupied your city streets for years on end??? Theres rationality that is missing with all these wars. They need to pull ALL troops and focus on OUR nation's issues rather than another's... Trillions wasted on wars are trillions thrown in the garbage when that money could fund programs that could actually help this country. And people wonder why we have no money.... Pshhh good grief..

[Dick Stone]

03:03 AM on 04/10/2012

At 17 a young man has the ability to do good, or not. Some 17 year old people, get expelled from school for drug possession and vandalism, and are so out of control that their mother has to send them to live with their father. Some 17 year old people will jump someone from behind and sucker punch them and knock them to the ground and try to beat their head against the concrete. Thankfully there are some good examples of young men out there, and it is unfortunate in our society the good guys like these get a pat on the back and the bad ones become martyrs, and heroes to their community.

[Scott-Michael Anderson]

10:50 PM on 04/09/2012

Great job, guys! Bravo!!!

[nasknit]

02:29 AM on 04/10/2012

Thanks, you "stole" my line! Kudos to you all.

[alpabets]

10:09 PM on 04/09/2012

good on these guys!!!

[GretchenMann]

09:15 PM on 04/09/2012

Bravo boys!

[Doobie Snacks]

07:30 PM on 04/09/2012

Bravo Zulu guys!

[davesf]

05:50 PM on 04/09/2012

Obviously, I'm glad for this outcome and salute the boys for their bravery and concern. That said, had the people in the car not been driving so recklessly, no one's lives (and I include the boys, as the car did explode just after they got the last person out) would have been in danger.

I wonder if alcohol played a part in this accident?

[Esther21072011]

06:58 PM on 04/09/2012

Or mechanical failure. Or a medical emergency.

[no exit]

08:23 PM on 04/09/2012

Who cares? The point is, two people were in extreme danger and two kids saved their lives.

Nobody deserves to burn up because they were driving recklessly OR driving impaired, if indeed they were.

[cleylol]

05:45 PM on 04/09/2012

Oh lovely! Just lovely! This made my day...wow. This is just amazing.

[Neil Denholm]

10:59 AM on 04/09/2012

Cody and Luke! Dont they know that spring break is all about booz and girls! What do they think they are doing? This will give kids a bad name.

[splenetic]

12:31 AM on 04/09/2012

Perhaps by their example, these good Samaritan Michiganders can inspire Floridians not to be so hard and mean.

[FromMarineToCop]

11:36 AM on 04/08/2012

Good story. These things happen every day but the stories don't make national news. They really should.

[askandtell]

11:31 AM on 04/08/2012

This is what our country is about. I applaud the heroic efforts of Cody and Luke and send wishes of healing to Tracy and Carlos.

[davesf]

05:51 PM on 04/09/2012

I'm also inspired by Paul Wellstone, but I have to say that I imagine if you crash your car in France, just for example, people will try to help you. This is what being a person is about. I know what you meant, I think, and I've fanned you!

[rostee]

11:23 AM on 04/08/2012

What a great story! This is what it is all about, all people young or old, helping people in time of need. Let's make sure they get the recognition for this Heroic act !

[rickcraft55]

07:56 AM on 04/08/2012

Brave young men!

[hoodoomon80]

07:12 AM on 04/08/2012

So awesome to hear a story about young people doing good heroic things...I too was saved by someones heroic actions after hitting a tree & I applaud these 2 young men