METRO Honors Rail Employee for Heroism

Employee Pulls Two Crash Victims From Burning Car

Leang "Terry" Ear

When Leang "Terry" Ear came across a car crash in the early hours of Nov. 20, 2017, he knew he had to act. He was in the middle of his overnight shift as a METRORail technician near the 66th Street rail crossing, when a silver car struck a safety barrier. Within minutes the wrecked car became fully engulfed in flames. Ear, along with another passerby, pulled the driver and a passenger to safety with just seconds to spare. Both victims survived.

METRO will honor Mr. Ear for his heroism at the Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec.14, 2017 at 10 a.m.

Ear recently shared his account with the METRO Press Office. He said he doesn't consider his actions heroic, rather something anyone would do.

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METRORail Employee Pulls Two People From Burning Car

A surveillance camera captured Leang "Terry" Ear 's heroic actions that helped save two car crash victims. The METRORail technician along with another passerby pulled the pair to safety just seconds before flames fully engulfed the vehicle. Ear says he considers his actions something anyone would do. Houston METRO is the region's public transportation system. Schedules: www.ridemetro.org Customer Care: 713-635-4000 Subscribe to @METROHouAlerts on Twitter for up to the minute information. More about Houston METRO: http://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/AboutM...