"Juli Cobb, a creative arts teacher in Albuquerque, N.M., was driving home from work one day this year when she ran out of gas. Her car sputtered to a stop in the middle of the road near a crowded homeless encampment under the freeway. "I was sitting there so vulnerable, and I was anxious," Cobb said. "But this man ran up to me from under the bridge and asked me if I needed help.""
""He single-handedly tried to push me," Cobb recalled. "And I couldn't unlock the steering and it wasn't moving. Then two other men ran over to help and again [asked], 'Can we help you?' and 'What's going on?'" One man, careful not to alarm her, asked whether he could reach through the window to check the steering column. She agreed, and he managed to unlock it. As this was happening, cars swerved by, trying not to hit them."
Juli Cobb ran out of gas and stopped near a crowded homeless encampment under a freeway. A man emerged from under the bridge and offered assistance, attempting to push the car. Two other men joined, one reaching through the window to unlock the steering column so they could move the vehicle out of traffic. One man rode away on a bike to fetch gasoline, returned, and filled the tank. One man identified himself as Dominic and stayed with Cobb, ensuring her safety until she started the car and went home.
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