. >> his boss, john nasser, was doing paperwork when he heard the crash. >> i hear this big banging noise. i look straight into the cameras and all i see was ron, a car. >> an elderly man loses control of his car and ron is thrown back 30 feet landing inches from oncoming traffic and just feet from a burning gas pump. >> from the video you can see how the car went through him. and threw him away, you know. >> i was right here. my leg was on the street and half of my body was on the grass. and i see the flames, a lot of friends over there. i try to stand up but i can't move. >> the gas pump is on fire. >> my first thought was, oh, my god, it's going to blow up. >> but nasser's brother-in-law runs to the rescue with three fire extinguishers while the pump's safety valve kicks in stopping the flow of gas. >> i rush to run to check on him because he was thrown to the street. i want to make sure no cars go by and hit him again just to check on him and the poor guy, all he was saying, my back, i can't move. i can't move. >> ron was seriously injured. months later, we showed him the security vid