ABC7, surveillance follow-up (August 10, 2019) — video of crash and immediate aftermath confirming bystander response. URL: https://abc7news.com/amp/post/video-danny-trejo-rushes-in-to-rescue-child-in-sylmar-car-crash/5454302/ (not directly fetchable; referenced as confirmed reported)
Good Morning America / ABC News digital (August 8, 2019) — additional details: grandmother screaming “My baby! My baby!,” Trejo’s superpowers/muscles calming technique, another man helping open rear door, sequence in which Trejo entered from one side and bystander from other side. URL: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/danny-trejo-rescues-baby-overturned-vehicle-los-angeles-64849701
Global News Canada (August 8, 2019) — identified bystander as Monica Jackson; described her crawling through window to unbuckle car seat; Trejo quotes including “I couldn’t get the baby out” and “The only thing that saved that little kid was his car seat, honest to God.” URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/5740919/danny-trejo-saves-baby-overturned-car
Bloody Disgusting (August 8, 2019, citing ABC7) — described child as “young special-needs child”; Trejo kept boy calm by chanting “superpowers” and “muscles”; grandmother remained trapped while firefighters used equipment to free her. URL: https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3577358/danny-trejo-becomes-real-life-hero-helping-rescue-child-trapped-overturned-car/
Reuters / SABC News — “Actor Danny Trejo of Machete fame pulls young boy from overturned car” — Reuters account for international reference. URL: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/actor-danny-trejo-of-machete-fame-pulls-young-boy-from-overturned-car/ (not directly fetchable; referenced as confirmed reported via search results)
WSO-CTV (Hearst station, August 8, 2019) — confirmed date as August 7, 2019 (Wednesday); reporting published August 8, 2019; crash at Sylmar intersection; Trejo note about working with special-needs children; LAFD three transported, no life-threatening injuries; traffic light claim attributed to Trejo’s account, officially under investigation. URL: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending-now/actor-danny-trejo-helps-save-child-trapped-in-overturned-car-at-la-intersection/974048791