A West Point cadet pulled a driver from a crash just moments before the car burst into flames over the weekend in Orange County, New York.

Larry Pickett Jr. and his family came upon the crash while driving to campus early Sunday morning.

He and his father could be seen avoiding downed power lines as they raced over to lift the man from the driver's seat and carry him to safety across the street.

"Seeing that there was somebody who needed help, there's not much thinking or any talking. Just knowing that we had to go help someone, just reacted off of that," Pickett Jr. told CBS News New York.

The Fort Montgomery Fire Department said the driver hit a utility pole on Route 9W, about 6 miles away from West Point. The man was said to be alert and appeared to have only minor injuries.

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