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CARLSBAD, Calif. - For the first time since he suffered a life-altering injury on I-15, a motorcyclist was reunited with the man he calls his hero.At a park in Carlsbad Wednesday morning, Chris Shumaker met and hugged Armando Saldana. Moments later, Saldana teared up.“Are you okay?” asked Shumaker.Several months ago, that was the question being asked of Shumaker.Past midnight, he was on his motorcycle, on southbound 1-15, headed back to his Carlsbad home.
He and others who had stopped, kept Shumaker talking, trying to prevent him going losing consciousness.“I felt safe. I was going to make it out of this okay,” said Shumaker.Nearly three months later. Shumaker and Saldana were reunited.I first learned on social media that Shumaker was hoping to find his good Samaritans. I found Saldana's identity in the crash report and set up a meeting on Thursday morning.“As soon as I saw him I started tearing up … I'm an emotional guy.
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