WATERTOWN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - When a crisis happens, we like to think we know what we would do.

Near midnight on November 10, a violent crash occurred with the vehicle catching flames.

One man, without hesitation, ran into the fray to help.

That night, Luke Meikamp was working a fiber optic cutover in Watertown when.

“I was like something’s on fire. Something isn’t right, you know, I just knew something wasn’t right,” said Meikamp.

According to the Codington County Sheriff’s Office, that turned out to be a vehicle that had entered the construction zone and rolled over after hitting machinery.

“It was kind of like a dream or, you know, something you see, like, felt like it was a TV show or something. It was just, it didn’t feel real, you know,” said Meikamp.

Near the crash site

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