High school senior saves life of motorcyclist, 66

A senior at Port St. Lucie High School helped save a 66-year-old man’s life after he rushed to his aid at the scene of an accident.

On Wednesday, Robert Golden, 18, was on his way home from school about 2 p.m. when he saw a motorcycle and PT cruiser collide at Lennard Road and Walton Road.

“I saw the motorcyclist go up the air and slam down on the ground,” Golden said. “Something in my mind just told me to pull over and help.”

Golden said the man “was bleeding very bad” from an injury to his shin.

Golden, who had been taught live-saving skills by his Army veteran father, knew how to apply a tourniquet. Golden asked a bystander if he could use his belt, and he then wrapped it around the man’s leg to apply pressure on his wound to stop the bleeding.

The paramedics arrived and took the man to the hospital. The motorcyclist suffered a compound fracture of the leg and an amputation was needed.

Responders said the man would not be alive if it weren’t for Golden, and called him a hero.

“I don’t feel like I’m a hero, just that I was doing something good,” Golden said.

Golden, who plans to attend Indian River State College next year, said he was going to pursue a career in criminal justice, but now he may go into the medical field.

A 17-year-old St. Lucie High School student was driving the car involved in the collision.