O’Neal, the former NBA star and current basketball analyst who’s simply known as Shaq, saw the crashed vehicle along Interstate-75 in Alachua County, which is located in the north central part of the state and home to the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Shaq got out of his own vehicle and went to check on the family, asking them if they needed any help. Then, the 7-foot-1 gentle giant waited until law enforcement arrived.

Here is dashcam video of O’Neal standing guard near the family as Deputy Patrick Purington pulled up to check out the scene and assist the family.

Purington got out of his car, put on a reflective safety vest and walked toward the stranded vehicle, where he was greeted by Shaq halfway with a fist bump.

“The deputies had no idea he was going to be there but they both recognized him as soon as they got there,” Alachua County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Art Forgey said in the Florida Times-Union. “He happened to come upon the accident … so he stopped to see if any aid was needed. Once law enforcement arrived he got in his vehicle and left. He didn’t stand around for any accolades. He was just a good citizen.”

On the dashcam video, a woman said their vehicle had a tire blowout, which led to a crash. Forgey said nobody was injured.

O’Neal is no stranger to law enforcement. He’s an honorary officer in both Broward County, Florida and Clayton County in Georgia. He’s also a reserve officer in many states.

His father was a sergeant in the U.S. Army, and they lived in San Antonio before Shaq graduated high school and attended LSU. He did a cameo appearance on an ESPN’s SportsCenter in which he is dressed as a deputy and rescues a tiger from a tree.

In real life, O’Neal once said he had planned to run for sheriff in Henry County, Georgia in 2020.

“This is not about politics. This is about bringing people closer together,” O’Neal told WXIA, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta. “You know, when I was coming up, people love and respected the police, the deputies. And, I want to be the one to bring that back, especially in the community I serve.”

O’Neal has dual residencies in Florida and Georgia, so he still could make the decision to run for office in either of those states.

If so, he could pull duty similar to his roadside help Monday. But it’s probably not quite as lucrative as analyzing basketball from a studio.