Strangers bought a car for a fast food worker after finding out he walked 3 miles to and from work every day

The INSIDER Summary:

• Andy Mitchell offered a ride to a man he saw walking on the side of the road in 95 degree heat.
• The man, Justin Corva, told Mitchell that he walked three miles to and from work every day because he couldn't afford a car.
• Mitchell posted on Facebook, rallied local support, and bought Corva a car.

When Andy Mitchell saw a man walking on the side of the road in 95 degree Texas heat, he pulled over and offered him a ride.

The man, 20-year-old Justin Corva, told Mitchell that he usually walked three miles to and from his job at Taco Casa every day because he was still saving up for a car. Inspired by his tenacity, Mitchell snapped a selfie with him and posted it on Facebook. 

"To all the people that say they want to work but can't find a job or don't have a vehicle all I can say is you don't want it bad enough!" he wrote.

Then the chain reaction began. Samee Dowlatshahi, owner of Samee's Pizza Getti Italian Bistro & Lounge in Rockwall, Texas, heard about Corva's situation and put a donation box inside his restaurant to collect funds for a car. A friend of Dowlatshahi's named Danny Rawls, who also happens to be a general sales manager at Toyota of Rockwall, asked his boss about finding a car for him. His boss agreed and lowered the price on a 2004 Toyota Camry.

Thanks to their fundraising efforts, they also had enough money to pay for a year of insurance, two years of oil changes, and $500 of gas. Mitchell, Dowlatshahi, and Rawls drove the car to Taco Casa to surprise the unsuspecting Corva. His emotional reaction streamed on Facebook Live has around 358,000 views.

"Justin, you can't imagine all the people who wanted to help you," Mitchell says in the video. "So, instead of walking to work, buddy, you're driving this car from now on."

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