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Two Phoenix Police employees, part of the Transit Bureau under the Homeland Security Division—Matt Brandt and Terrell Grandberry—were on duty the night of March 2, waiting for a southbound train at a Valley Metro Rail light rail station in Phoenix, when an inebriated man stood up from his bench, lost his balance, and tumbled onto the tracks—with a train no more than 100 feet away. The surveillance video is stunning: suddenly the two civilian police assistants are seen running into the video frame toward the victim and pulling him off the tracks as the train continued its approach.

As the transit report noted, the train operator did see the victim fall and stopped the train just short of the platform using the emergency brake—effectively buying time for Brandt and Grandberry to lift the man back onto the platform.

Neither man lost time in running to rescue the victim, saying it was adrenaline that propelled them onto the track. “We really didn’t have time to think about it,” said Grandberry. “We just did what we had to do.” Added Brandt: “I just wanted to help [the victim], save his life.”

Nonetheless, both men are being considered for awards for their heroic act.

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