Former world champion Shane Mosley rescues baby from car crash
For all that he’s accomplished inside of the ring, “Sugar” Shane Mosley separated himself from his boxing peers with what he did outside of the squared circle over the weekend.
The former three-division world titleholder went from champion to hero when he rescued a baby from a four-car pile up on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
The 44-year-old happened to be right behind the freeway incident when his instincts kicked in. The former champion raced to one of the vehicles when he noticed an unconscious man in the front seat and a baby in the backseat trapped in a car seat.
4car pile up on the 405 right in front of me. My quick reaction time saved my family. Hope the baby &the father we stopped to help are ok😢
— Shane Mosley (@ShaneMosley_) May 1, 2016
“You don’t know if the car is going to catch fire, what’s going to happen, then seeing there’s a baby in there …” Mosley told a reporter from KCAL9. “The baby was crying and bleeding, his neck was bruised.”
He immediately took the baby from the vehicle and waited for the paramedics to arrive. Afterward, Mosley’s girlfriend phoned the baby’s mother and they all followed the ambulance to a nearby hospital to make sure that everyone was OK. Fortunately, neither the baby nor the father suffered any life-threatening injuries.
My girl got blood all over her jacket from the baby. We are at the hospital to meet the mom to give her the baby bag. Hope they all ok. Damn
— Shane Mosley (@ShaneMosley_) May 1, 2016
“He [the father] was crying and saying, you guys are like an angel, and thank you for helping me. And being there for me and protecting my son,” Mosley said.
The baby & the dad are ok! We're really happy. Turns out his wife is 7 months pregnant. So it's a real gift he & the baby in the car are ok
— Shane Mosley (@ShaneMosley_) May 1, 2016
The boxer also gave the family a pair of tickets to his May 28 fight against David Avanesyan in Arizona.