CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A truly terrifying experience turned a little brighter for a Cape Coral woman when two good Samaritans helped rescue her after a violent car crash.

Every day, Amanda Wilson drives through the intersection at Santa Barbara Boulevard and Gleason Parkway. What’s normally a mundane routine turned unforgettable on July 1. 

“On my way back to work I was going through the intersection of Santa Barbara and Gleason. I had a green light. Right as I was crossing through the intersection, there was a red Nissan Altima that turned left right in front of me and we collided with each other,” Wilson recalled.

Her brand new 2023 Hyundai Elantra was totaled. Wilson only bought it a month prior to the accident. 

“The first thing running through my mind was just to make sure I was okay. I was looking at myself. I was looking at my arm. I have some abrasions on my arm. Then I looked at my other arm, and my arm was shaped like a Z,” Wilson explained.

As Wilson grabbed her broken arm, a blonde woman made her way past the chaos to check on her. Not far behind, was an off-duty EMT, who also stopped to help.

“We’re going to get you out of the car,” Wilson remembers the man saying.

The two strangers worked together to get Wilson’s seatbelt off, the car engine off and her out to the safety of the sidewalk.

Living in another state, Wilson’s mom is brought to tears hearing about the two good Samaritans who stopped to help her daughter. 

“People are busy, people are rushing, they don’t stop, so I’m just grateful they stayed there,” Candy Wilson said. 

“I think if it wasn’t for them, I probably would’ve been A. alone and B. probably freaking out so much more,” Amanda added.

She describes the two good Samaritans as follows: 1) a male off-duty EMT 2) a young blonde mom, with a tattoo on her thigh, driving a black SUV.