text: The Good Samaritan who pulled a driver from an SUV hanging dangerously on the edge of a cliff spoke out for the first time on Thursday to describe the rescue that was captured in a heart-stopping photo. Jason Warnock, 29, was driving Wednesday morning in Lewiston, Idaho when he saw debris near the road and looked up to see a vehicle crashed into a chain-link fence on the edge of a cliff. He then parked his car, ran up a pedestrian footbridge and pulled driver Matthew Sitko, 23, out to safety. Warnock chatted with Sitko for a few minutes, but left as soon as police arrived because he had to get back to work. Scroll down for videos . Good Samaritan: Jason Warnock, 29, came forward Thursday and identified himself as the mystery man who rescued a driver in distress Wednesday morning in Lewiston, Idaho . In peril: Warnock was driving Wednesday morning when he noticed debris in the road and looked up to see this car hanging dangerously off the side of a cliff . Quick thinking: He then pulled driver Matthew Sitko, 23, out of the vehicle - saving the young man from a more terrible fate . Mystery: Since he didn't tell police his name, Warnock remained a mystery for 24 hours as the picture of the amazing rescue went viral online . Since he didn't stop to give police his name, Warnock remained a mystery for nearly 24 hours as the photo of the self-less rescue went viral online. Warnock has since come forward to identify himself and speak more about the incident which he wants no credit for. The crash occurred about 8am Wednesday in Lewiston, at a drop called Bryden Canyon, shortly after Sitko had dropped off his younger siblings at school. 'He was listening to a song on the radio, and some lyrics in the song convinced him that it was essentially his time to die. He just closed his eyes, took his hands off the wheel, and pressed the accelerator,'Lewiston interim Police Chief Roger Lanier said. Sitko drove through a yard and over two terraces before getting snared in a chain-link fence. The fence is the only reason the car vehicle did not topple over into the canyon with Sitko still behind the wheel, police told the Lewiston Tribune. It was me: Warnock came forward the next day to identify himself and describe the heart-stopping rescue . Overcome with emotion: Police say Sitko had just dropped off his younger siblings at school when a song came on in the vehicle and it 'convinced him that it was essentially his time to die,' according to police . So close: The chain link fence was the only thing keeping Sitko's SUV from rolling off the side of the cliff . Police previously said the incident was triggered when Sitko had 'some sort of mental or emotional episode' and he only suffered minor injuries. Soon after the crash, Warnock noticed the car and ran to Sitko's aide. 'I knew I had to get him out of the car,' Warnock told NBC, adding that the vehicle was shaking with every movement Sitko made. 'I was going to break the window with one of my tools, but I was worried that the impact might push the car over the ledge,' Warnock said. A disoriented Sitko started talking about his iPod, and that's when Warnock  took action and focused the driver, telling him he was going to pull him out the passenger-side door. 'I was like, "Give me your hand, you know, because if this thing goes I want to have a hold of you so I can yank you,"' Warnock said. After getting Sitko out of the vehicle safe and sound the two sat down on the nearby grass and talked for a few minutes to calm the driver down. As they were talking, Warnock says Sitko told him that he had started reading the Bible the night before. 'I was like that's awesome, that's great news. I think maybe God put me here at the right time and he held you up here for sure - maybe it's meant to bring you closer to him,' Warnock said. Driver: Mathew Sitko, 23 (pictured) only suffered minor injuries and is recovering . Thankful: He wrote on his Facebook page on Wednesday that he feels 'blessed' for how his ordeal ended . Scene: Sitko crashed while driving along the winding road before crashing through the property and dangling over the edge of the drop. Warnock managed to reach him by climbing the pedestrian bridge, pictured . Warnock says he didn't give his name to police because he didn't need thanks for the act. However, he decided to come forward after the photo went viral. 'I don't want recognition but I know there' no getting away from it until I talk to someone,' Warnock told KHQ. 'We made it. He's alright. And that's all that matters to me,' Warnock added. Not long after the crash Sitko posted to his Facebook page that he felt blessed. 'Good morning everyone! I am truly blessed by God today!! Thank you God & Jesus for taking care of me!! I love you!' he wrote on his Facebook. Sitko lists his job as working for Moscow and Lewiston Landscaping.
target: Mathew Sitko, 23, crashed his car and ended up hanging over a cliff edge in Lewiston, Idaho in an 'emotional episode' Wednesday morning .
  Jason Warnock, 29, was nearby when he saw the car above so he climbed up a footbridge and ran to the edge of the cliff and pulled the man out .
  He needed to leave to go to work but was tracked down after the picture quickly spread online .
  'I think maybe God put me here at the right time,' Warnock said .
  Police are now saying that Sitko crashed his SUV after hearing a song on the radio that 'convinced him it was his time to die'