Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman rescues family from car crash Mr Zimmerman, 29, who once wanted to become a policeman, came to the rescue of two parents and their two children after their sport utility vehicle overturned at a highway junction in Sanford last Wednesday. The sheriff's department has not released any details about the family, or the other man with Mr Zimmerman. There had been speculation that he would leave the area to start a new life after a jury accepted his lawyer's argument that he had shot Trayvon in self-defence because he feared for his life. He remains in a secret location, but it appears he has not gone far at this stage. In a separate development on Monday, Sanford police said they have handed evidence from their investigation to the FBI as the US department of justice investigates whether to press federal hate crimes charges against Mr Zimmerman.