7th FSS Airmen help injured biker

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  • By Senior Airman Peter Thompson
  • 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  Airmen are expected to be exemplary members of society and often search for opportunities to impact their community. For Airman First Class Creasha Miller and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Williams, both members of the 7th Force Support Squadron, the chance to help came to them unexpectedly.

On March 3, while driving back to Dyess Air Force Base after running errands with his family, Williams saw a motorcycle driving sporadically.

"While he was cutting through traffic, he didn't see an SUV making a left turn and he clipped the back end of it," Williams said. "It happened pretty quickly, he tried to react but couldn't brace his fall."

He quickly pulled his vehicle to the side of the road assuring his wife and two children were safe before he hurried to the cyclist's aid. The bike had landed on top of the rider and dragged him before stopping, pinning his leg.

"When I got to him all he was saying was how much pain he was in," Williams said.

Williams was the first responder. The next person to stop to help as onlookers filed along the side of the road was Miller. She had seen vehicles stopped in the middle of the road and a motorcycle on its side. As others drove around the accident, she stopped to help however she could.

Together, the Airmen began treating the man for shock, searching for bleeding, stabilizing the limb and comforting the man until police and paramedics arrived.
Williams recognized the training he had received and events he responded to during several of his deployments.

"The training I received from during Self Aid Buddy Care and Combat Life Saving, although they were different, they helped me when I responded to the man," Williams said.

Miller believes her reaction came from morals that were instilled in her growing up.

"My family has always taught me to help other people; it's human nature," Miller said. "I couldn't just be another person standing by watching. If you're there, you should be helping, so that's what we did."