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Freeway, jack klein knew if he didn't quickly become part of the story, a man might burn to death. right in front of his eyes. the madness, the misery, the mayhem. just another typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then, an accident, an inferno, and a man trapped inside. his fate rests in the hands of bystanders. they can save him, or save themselves. what would they do. it's early afternoon on freeway 170, october 16th, 2005, when the drama begins. >> i was traveling southbound when it started drizzling. and i was rolling the tape. i was trying to shoot some rain. >> free lance cameraman jack k...

And sliding, and hit a divider. i seen some smoke coming out of the car. i ran towards him. he was kind of moaning. he said, my foot. i thought his foot was stuck. >> lapd officers paul and jeff also see the accident. >> once we got on the freeway, we saw op the other side there was a multi-vehicle collision, and vehicles were all over the freeway. so we pulled up and then we saw smoke. and people running around. everybody ran up to us and said there's somebody trapped in the vehicle. >> that somebody is 22-year-old alexis ramoso. >> i advised my partner, jensen, to grab the fire extinguisher,...

Just another typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then an accident. an inferno and a man trapped inside. his fate left in the hands of bystanders, forced to choose between saving him or saving themselves. what will they do? it's early afternoon on freeway 170. the drama begins. >> i was traveling southbound when it started drizzling. i was rolling the tape. i was trying to shoot some rain. >> the freelance cameraman jack klein is driving with his daughter when he sees something alarming up ahead. >> i noticed the car slip and slide and went sideways toward the left and hit the center divider. i...

I was trying to shoot om rain. >> freelance cameraman jack klein is driving with his daughter when he's something alarming up ahead. >> i notice car slip and slide, went slideway towards the left and hit a center divider. i seen some smoke coming out of the car. i park mid car, left the camera, ran towards him. and he was kind of moaning slightly after he came through. he goes my foot, my foot. i thought his foot was stuck. >> officers also see the accident. >> once we got on the freeway, we saw that on the other side, there was a multivehicle collision and vehicles were all over the freeway. ...

"caught on camera." "what would you do?" usually news photographers just record a story. they don't intentionally become part of it. but one afternoon on an l.a. freeway, jack klein knew if he didn't quickly become part of the story, a man might burn to death right in front of his eyes. . the madness, the misery, the mayhem. just a typical day on an l.a. freeway. but then an accident, an inferno, and a man trapped inside. his fate left in the hands of bystanders, forced to choose between saving him or saving themselves. what would they do? it's early afternoon on freeway 170. october 16th, 200...