Slowly but surely, details about George Zimmerman’s first appearance since being acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin are coming to light.
Yesterday, the nation learned that he rescued a family from an overturned SUV. And today, we’re finally learning who the lucky family is.
According to the Daily Mail, the couple pulled from the SUV are Dana and Mark Gerstle.
Father of two, Mr. Gerstle, 52, was driving onto the off ramp of the highway when he lost control of the vehicle resulting in the terrifying crash that left him, his wife and two children aged eight and four trapped.
Neither he nor his 41-year-old wife chose to comment on their extraordinary brush with the now infamous Neighborhood Watch Captain.
Zimmerman was not a witness to the accident, which took place last week on Wednesday at about 5:17 p.m. He did, however, arrive on the scene shortly afterwards.
And the Gerstles aren’t the only ones tight-lipped about their encounter with Zimmerman. The former neighborhood watch volunteer didn’t even tell his defense team that he was part of the dramatic rescue.
Speaking to MailOnline Shawn Vincent, a spokesman for Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara said: “We spoke with George on Friday and he made no mention of this at all. That’s very typical of George. He has a history of getting involved….it’s just the way he is. There has already been the backlash of people saying this is some sort of PR stunt but it isn’t. We’ve had it confirmed by the Sheriff.”
Sanford Police Department Capt. Jim McAuliffe said that Zimmerman was identified by one of the crash victims as the man who pulled him and his family from the Ford Explorer.
“George Zimmerman pulled me out,” firefighters were told by the unidentified driver, according to McAuliffe.
But when asked if Zimmerman was being called a hero, sheriff spokeswoman Kim Cannaday had this to say:
“We’re not going that far.”
You be the judge. In any case, to see more photos of the family, click here.
SOURCE: Daily Mail | Facebook
