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“For her to stop and take a moment of her time to show just a little compassion to an animal that obviously just lost his best friend goes to show us there are some people out there that really do care,” Michelle Carrington said.

“I thought I was about to lose the love of my life (my puppy) and seriously mangled my hand in the process... You can't see my face but I've never been so hysterical in my life.”

Jess Olivas suffered burns to his face, arms and chest, but the pain was worth it to save Ruby's life.

“Yeah, I’m just kind of a softie on that kind of stuff,” Rickey Young said. “I have a dog, and I’d hate to see him on the highway like that.”

“He just wasn't taking it. I didn't know what else to do, I was desperate and I just couldn't bear sitting there, watching him die,” she said.

“The owner courageously saved the life of the pet and unfortunately, at the same time put himself in grave danger,” Dr. Peter Krolikowski said.