Marie Coronel is the proud daughter of Filipino parents. Marie grew up in South San Diego and graduated from Eastlake High School in Chula Vista.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — On Thursday, a group of civilians and law enforcement were honored at the Chula Vista Police Department for the agency's Award s and Recognition ceremony.
Among those honored were Hames Moore and Nicholas Castro, both residents of East H Street in Chula Vista.“We see the car flipped over, and we ran towards it. We were freaking out because of how dramatic it looked," Castro said. The two men put fears and worries aside and jumped in to try and help. After breaking a window, they found the driver. ABC 10News Breaking News Tracker captured video showing the wreckage.
“He looked up and said, 'Thank you for saving my life,'" Castro said."We just said, 'We need to get you away from this burning car.'" Castro said."At no point did we do it because of a reward. It was something we did out of human decency," Castro said. Both Moore and Castro say for them, it’s an honor to be recognized by those whom they consider true heroes.
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