George Zimmerman helped rescue family from overturned SUV, police say
(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - Officials say George Zimmerman helped rescue four people from an overturned vehicle on Wednesday July 17, just days after he was cleared of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
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In a statement obtained Monday by Crimesider, Seminole County Sheriff's spokeswoman Kim Cannaday said that deputies responding to the wreck found Zimmerman and another man had already helped the couple and their two children out of the flipped SUV.
The sheriff's office report says Zimmerman spoke with a deputy at the scene and then left. Zimmerman did not see the crash happen. There were no injuries reported in the crash.
Zimmerman had been charged with second-degree murder in the 17-year-old's death. His acquittal prompted rallies nationwide calling for a civil rights probe, and the case has sparked debate about race and self-defense laws.
