Sugar City boy who saved father appears on national TV

SUGAR CITY — A young boy who jacked up a car that fell and crushed his father appeared on national television Tuesday morning to talk about the ordeal.

EastIdahoNews.com first introduced the world to J.T. Parker, a now 9-year-old boy, who was honored last week by the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho for his heroic actions.

J.T. was working on a Toyota Prius with his 17-year-old brother, Mason, and his father, Stephen, in their yard last July. Mason went into the house after cutting his house and, as his father was underneath the car making repairs, the vehicle suddenly fell on him.

“I yelled to J.T. on the other side of the car, ‘Jack it up quick! Jack it up quick!'” Stephen told EastIdahoNews.com. “I was totally trapped, and then I passed out. It was all in his hands, and I thought, ‘This is it. There’s no way he can jack up this car because it took my 17-year-old son and I both to jack it up the first time.”

J.T. immediately started jumping on the jack and credits angels for helping him perform the difficult task.

The boy was named an east Idaho hero by the Red Cross and his story has been shared in publications and on television around the world.

J.T., his mother, Jodi, and Stephen appeared on Fox and Friends Tuesday morning. Watch the video player above to see their appearance.