{"id":36398,"date":"2023-01-07T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/fort-lewis-colleges-good-samaritan-strikes-again\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:31:03","slug":"fort-lewis-colleges-good-samaritan-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/fort-lewis-colleges-good-samaritan-strikes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lewis College\u2019s good Samaritan strikes again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Fort Lewis College student Byrne Dobrient, next to his trusty Toyota Tacoma, is slowly becoming the go-to rescuer of stranded motorists. \u201cHe is the nicest guy,\u201d said friend and fellow FLC student Emily Staley, \u201cYou can count on him if you need help.\u201d (Megan K. Olsen\/Durango Herald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Fort Lewis College student Byrne Dobrient is becoming a regular hero among his college peers lately, as he continues to rescue his stranded friends from cold and snowy predicaments.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is the nicest guy,\u201d said friend and fellow FLC student Emily Staley in a previous interview<\/a> with The Durango Herald<\/em>. \u201cYou can count on him if you need help.\u201d<\/p>\n

His latest big rescue was in retrieving his stranded roommate from Utah, whose Chevy Blazer had broken down outside of Moab. Instead of waiting for the tow truck, which was scheduled to take hours, the roommate called Dobrient, who obliged by driving out to Moab from Durango and picking him up.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis old Blazer was misfiring,\u201d Dobrient said, \u201cand the tow truck was gonna come super late. So I went out and got him. I also got back in time to play in the adult Hockey (Recreational) League here, so I didn\u2019t miss my game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dobrient humbly believes his friends and acquaintances keep calling him because of the truck he drives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a Toyota Tacoma,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s got four-wheel drive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether FLC students keep calling on Dobrient to come and save them from vehicle malfunctions and wintry peril because of his truck, or because he is a reliable and kind person, the end result is the knowledge that he will be there for them if they need him.<\/p>\n

The Durango Herald <\/em>first reported Dec. 14<\/a> about Dobrient\u2019s good Samaritan-prowess for helping stranded friends when he got a call from Staley, who had gotten her Mini Cooper stuck off the side of the road in a snowstorm outside of Chama, New Mexico. Because of Colorado\u2019s traction laws, Staley, along with two other female FLC students, had been forced to circumvent Wolf Creek Pass on the way back from Denver and drive southeast through Antonito to Chama. Staley\u2019s vehicle became trapped in the heavy snow, and the first person she called was Dobrient.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe called me at nine o\u2019clock (at night) and told me she couldn\u2019t get over here (to Durango),\u201d Dobrient said. \u201cI was just hanging out working on a paper, and I was the only one that they knew that had a bigger vehicle \u2026 so I just got up and drove out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dobrient and the three women did not get back to the college until 2 a.m., but Dobrient viewed the night\u2019s detour with a positive outlook.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe excursion got me out of the house,\u201d he said. \u201cA little break from doing homework anyway. My mind was melting from writing that paper anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

His positive attitude was also apparent when revealing that right after picking up his roommate from Moab and getting home in time to play a game of hockey, he was called by yet another friend who had gotten stuck in the snow on the FLC campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat same day after the hockey game, I had a friend whose sister was in town, and her car got stuck up at the college,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re like, \u2018Do you have traction boards?\u2019 I have a tow hitch, so I went over there and pulled them out. Super easy. Two rescue missions in one day is pretty funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dobrient is taking his newfound status as rescuer of stranded motorists in stride, and has no problem continuing with the role as long as people need his help.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad\u2019s friend, who has a brand-new Bronco, is driving to Vail today, and he told my dad that he\u2019s going to call me if he gets stranded,\u201d Dobrient said with a laugh. \u201cWhat\u2019s funny is that his Bronco is way better than mine. But I\u2019m always here to help, and it\u2019s fun to get to see your friends when you come and pick them up.\u201d<\/p>\n

molsen@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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