{"id":18615,"date":"2012-12-13T17:13:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T22:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=18615"},"modified":"2012-12-13T17:14:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T22:14:04","slug":"son-saves-his-dad-when-truck-rolls-on-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=18615","title":{"rendered":"Son Saves His Dad When Truck Rolls On Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY IRIS B. HOLTON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sentinel City Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph Bryant <\/strong>doesn\u2019t consider himself a hero, but feels he was in the right place at the right time. However, he\u2019s about the only one in his family who feels this way.<\/p>\n

Talking to his father, John Bryant,<\/strong> while John <\/strong>works on cars is normal. Joseph<\/strong> said he always talks to his dad and Sunday, December 9th<\/sup>, was not unusual.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Tampa native shared the events of that afternoon that will be etched into his memory forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad had the back of the truck on the ramps repairing a small leak. I was directly behind it talking to him as I usually do. He was underneath the truck when it came off very fast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI jumped up to avoid being hit by the truck, spun around and I heard my father scream. I began pushing the truck and all I knew was that he was screaming. I kept pushing it until I saw him crawl from under it. He was in so much pain he could hardly speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joseph<\/strong> said at that point his mother and brother came outside and they called the ambulance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t know how bad he was hurt at the time. By the time the ambulance arrived, he started having problems breathing. He was phasing in and out of consciousness because of the pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

After his father arrived at St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital, the family learned that John <\/strong>had suffered 4 fractured ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung, among other injuries.<\/p>\n

Joseph <\/strong>already works a full and part-time job. But he was supposed to sign up for an auto mechanics class the week his father was injured. He currently works as a power supply technician on his full time job. His part-time job is in a sandwich shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to become a mechanic so that I can help people. I just want to be successful,\u201d the 2009 Hillsborough High School graduate said.<\/p>\n

He seldom has time for hobbies, but he enjoys spending time with his fianc\u00e9, his 3-year-old daughter, Alisia,<\/strong> and other family members.<\/p>\n

When asked how he managed to move it with such ease, Joseph said, \u201cI don\u2019t know how I was able to move it with such ease. I guess instinct just kicked in. When we returned home from the hospital, it took two of my brothers to move the truck.\u201d<\/p>\n

John<\/strong> realizes if his son had not been outside, the outcome could have been far worse. He credits his son with saving his life.<\/p>\n

John Bryant<\/strong> said it was around noon when he put his 1993 Ford Bronco on the ramps, but he didn\u2019t lock the wheels. He placed the emergency brake on the vehicle and removed the drive shaft.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just working too fast. The truck rolled on me, and my son, Joe,<\/strong> heard me screaming, ran over and pushed it off me. He stopped it from rolling on me further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bryant <\/strong>said he was working on the truck at his home in the 3500 block of N. 12th<\/sup> Street. His girlfriend and one of his other sons were home at the time, but all they heard was him screaming.<\/p>\n

A Tampa native, Bryant <\/strong>attended the public schools of Hillsborough County. He graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1978. The 53-year-old said he made a career of being a mechanic. Joseph <\/strong>is the youngest of his 5 sons. He attends College Hill Church of God In Christ.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling better and the doctors took the tubes out of my chest. I hope I\u2019ll be home for Christmas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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