The Brief
- Jose Mesa was rushed to the hospital on Friday after being hit by a pickup truck while riding his bike in front of his home in Mesquite.
- He started having a seizure in the back of an ambulance while on the way to the hospital.
- The ambulance driver pulled over on I-30 and rushed to the back to help his partner.
- An off-duty Irving firefighter who happened to be behind them saw what was happening and rushed over to help.
- Mesa is now home recovering thanks to the three paramedics.
MESQUITE, Texas – A Mesquite mother is grateful for a chance encounter on Interstate 30 that may have saved her 13-year-old son’s life.
When her son began having a seizure in the back of an ambulance, an off-duty paramedic recognized something was wrong and pulled over to help.
Mesquite teen rushed to the hospital
What Happened:
Brenda Mesa’s 13-year-old son, Jose, was hit by a pickup truck this past Friday while riding his bike in front of their home on Dumont Drive in Mesquite.…