Woman's Split-Second Choice Helped Save Storm Chasers

Sometimes staying put for 30 extra seconds changes everything.

Shelby Fisher had pulled into a car wash near Hammon, Oklahoma on Thursday night, waiting for a dangerous storm to pass. The wind picked up hard. Hail started falling. When things seemed calmer, she started to drive forward, but a random chunk of hail smacked her car.

That made her reverse back into shelter for just half a minute more.

That tiny decision put her right behind a serious accident. News 4 storm tracker Conner Tune and his chase partner Blaize Edwards had just been t-boned by a driver who ran a stop sign. Their truck had rolled over completely.

Fisher became the first person on scene. "I didn't even realize that there were two vehicles because the storm chaser's truck, all I could see was the underneath," she told KFOR.

She immediately called 911. Another driver stopped moments later, and they jumped into action together.

The second driver climbed on top of the overturned truck and pulled open the door. Together they got Blaize out first, then helped Conner, who was holding his chest in pain. Semi truck drivers who came upon the scene blocked traffic to keep everyone safe until emergency crews arrived.

All three people involved in the crash went to the hospital with injuries. The good news? Everyone is expected to fully recover.

Sunny's Take

This story reminds us that everyday people become heroes in the blink of an eye. Fisher didn't have special training or equipment. She just saw people who needed help and acted. The driver who turned around to help, the semi drivers who blocked traffic, all of them stepped up when it mattered most.

Storm chasers take real risks to keep communities safe by tracking dangerous weather. On Thursday night, the community showed up for them right back.

Three people walked away from a rollover accident in severe weather conditions, and it's because strangers became a team when seconds counted.