Posted on 08/25/2018 8:04:51 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Does every runner fantasize about using their endurance and speed to chase after bad guys and save the day? We’re not sure, but 36-year-old marathoner Morgan Scoville put that skill to good use on Wednesday when he witnessed two men run a couple off the road with their stolen vehicle and then try to run away.
Scoville is the interim head of school for The Fay School in Houston, Texas, and the school took the day off for a day of observance in respect for the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha, which fell on the calendar earlier in the week. With his day off, Scoville decided to go for a five-mile run in Buffalo Bayou Park along the Allen Parkway in Houston. Scoville said he was only a mile into his run when he heard two cars engaging nearby. He turned to find a black Chevrolet Tahoe ram into a smaller Hyundai. The Tahoe eventually ricocheted and wrapped around a telephone pole, according to KTRK, stopping about 20 meters away from Scoville.
“I put my hands over my mouth, like ‘Oh my god, that person is dead. There’s no way someone survived that,’” Scoville told Runner’s World over the phone.
Two men jumped out of the Tahoe and then started sprinting north, and Scoville’s instincts kicked into full gear.
“Immediately I’m like, okay those are bad guys,” Scoville said. “They meant to do that, they know they did something wrong, and they’re getting out of here. I’m not going to let that happen.”
Thanks to running more than 16 marathons, eight of those being the Boston Marathon, Scoville knew he could tail the culprits as long as he needed to until the cops arrived. He took off and told other pedestrians and drivers he saw along the way to call 911, and told one woman to tell the police what he was wearing so they could find his location.
After chasing the men for about half a mile, police cars and a helicopter suddenly surrounded the area. They caught one of the men right away, and the other shortly after. The Tahoe had been reported stolen the day before, so the two men were already on the cops’ radar. Scoville explained the situation to the police, one of which was the Houston Chief of Police Art Acevedo.
“He came over, thanked me, shook my hand and said, ‘You just saved our department a lot of time and money, we really appreciate what you’ve done,’” Scoville said. “It was crazy.”
After speaking with the police, Scoville ran back to the other vehicle that had been hit to check on the victims. Convinced they would be severely injured (or worse), he found a couple sitting in the grass by their totaled car, completely unscathed.
“I just looked at [the husband] and said, ‘I can’t believe you’re alive,’” Scoville said. “We hugged each other and he thanked me.”
It just so happened the husband and wife were Muslim, and Scoville explained why his school had taken the day off.
Scoville said The Fay School recently received response training for active school shootings, so reacting to dangerous situations properly was already on his mind. He encourages other runners—or any bystander—to do the same in case of emergencies.
“It’s our responsibility to react, if appropriate,” Scoville said. “You’ve got to think, and you can't just stand there.”
Didn’t need the muslim holiday mention. That needs to be stopped in the media. Now.
The story has to be all about muzzies?
Weird story. A man on a muslim holiday caught the perpetrators who victimized muslim. Weird. As if the writer focused on the narrative and avoided the facts. Now the part about the victims and the author’s name are missing at the news site. Yup, weird and fake news.
“...when he witnessed two men run a couple off the road with their stolen vehicle and then try to run away.”
Why did the couple have a stolen vehicle?
Muzzie victims = story MUCH better.
Somehow.
BUT:
When they’re the PERPS?
They’ll move heaven & earth to avoid the muzzie mention.
That’s the real story, a Texas school observes Eid.
Does the school also take days off to observe Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu holidays?
Somehow I doubt it.
How many muz are in that district? Texas should be ashamed.
Exactly. The narrative is intentionally altered to trick you in to reading a "feel good" story about Muslims. Just because the "facts" aren't real is irrelevant with today's media.
Never going to happen.
I tried to Delete all that ragholeday from My iPhone- can’t do it !
The schools in my area have been closed on the two big Jewish holidays since the 70s.
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I have no problem with that, as the Jewish people have been a big part of our culture for a very long time.
I can't say the same for Muslims.
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