Highway Angel recalls life-threatening wreck

Mar 12, 2014

Updated Jan 20, 2018

An icy road in Texas proved to be plenty dangerous when Thomas Colston, driving for Frito-Lay, witnessed a pickup truck fly out of control.

The Truckload Carriers Association named Colston a Highway Angel for his quick-thinking, life-saving response.

Hear Colston recount the event in his own words in this video illustration from Overdrive’s Knights of the Road series.

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