"Superhero" lifts car off cyclist.Eighteen-year-old Kyle Holtrust was riding his bicycle along a Tucson, Arizona Tucson (pronounced /ˈtusɑn/, Spanish: Tucsón [tuk'son] , highway on July 19 when he was struck by a Chevrolet Camaro and pinned beneath it. Along came Tom Boyle, a six-foot-four-inch, 300-pound worker at a Tucson paint shop. Delivering what must have seemed a real-life impersonation Impersonation Patroclus wore the armor of Achilles against the Trojans to encourage the disheartened Greeks. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Prisoner of Zenda, The of Superman Superman invincible scourge of crime. [Comics: Horn, 642–643] See : Crime Fighting Superman superhero under guise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter. , Mr. Boyle lifted the Camaro off young Holtrust, enabling the driver to pull the injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. cyclist from under the car. "He lifted that side of the car completely off the ground," police spokesman Frank Amado told Reuters news service. "It was outstanding. It is quite unusual to have that strength." Amado said Holtrust was being treated in a hospital, and was expected to make a full recovery. |
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