3 Marines who saved driver of burning car in Beaufort County presented with Life Saving Award

BEAUFORT, S.C. (WTOC) - Three U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort are being credited with saving a driver’s life after pulling him from a burning pickup truck in Burton last month.The crash happened just before midnight on Monday, Aug. 3, along Parris Island Gateway near the intersection of Broad River Boulevard.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Driver rescued from burning vehicle in Burton crashAccording to the Burton Fire District, emergency crews responded to reports of a collision with a trapped driver and found a red pickup truck fully engulfed in flames. However, before firefighters arrived, deputies and three nearby Marines had already stepped in to pull the man to safety.Cpl. Nathan C. Armstrong, assigned to Combat Logistics Company 23, along with Cpl. Isaac T. Ames and Cpl. Caleb L. Crawford of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, witnessed the wreck and rushed to assist.Armstrong, a former firefighter before enlisting in the Marine Corps, assessed the scene alongside Am