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Trucker recognized for helping injured motorcyclist

North Carolina-based Eddie Loflin witnessed a motorcycle crash, parked his truck behind the fallen rider so no one would hit him and stayed with the injured man until paramedics arrived.

January 25, 2019

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Two drivers named Highway Angels for assisting injured motorists after crash

The two Bison Transport drivers stopped after witnessing a crash and stayed on the scene for more than eight hours. One of the drivers helped comfort an elderly woman in her final moments, and the other driver helped a motorist who was trapped in her car until emergency crews arrived.

January 22, 2019

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Driver named Highway Angel for assisting crash victims

Matthew Kondrick, a driver for Melton Truck Lines, was driving in a heavy rain and wind storm in July when he saw traffic breaking up ahead of him. “And then I noticed that a tree had come down and crushed two cars in front of me,” he said.

January 15, 2019

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ABF Freight driver named Highway Angel for assisting sheriff’s deputy

Danny Martin saw a sheriff’s deputy attempting to handcuff a man, but saw the suspect was becoming combative, resisting arrest and pushing the deputy. Martin got out of his truck and helped the deputy get the man on the ground and handcuffed.

August 30, 2018

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CFI driver named Highway Angel for pulling fellow driver to safety after crash

Jerry Miller pulled another trucker to safety whose truck overturned in a crash. A fuel tank exploded shortly after Miller pulled the driver to safety.

August 6, 2018

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Trucker named Highway Angel for helping elderly couple in below-zero temperatures

The Challenger Motor Freight truck driver was recently recognized for her role in aiding an elderly couple involved in a crash. Details here on Overdrive.

July 25, 2018

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Trucker named Highway Angel for helping lost woman get help

Victor Smith, a driver for ABF Freight, was recognized for following his intuition and going after an older woman who went the wrong way after he gave her directions. He was able to get her to pull over on the interstate and wait with her until police arrived to help.

July 18, 2018

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Trucker named Highway Angel for helping prevent suicide

Carl Cormier attempted to avoid a person running on foot toward his truck, but the person continued running back and forth with Cormier’s oncoming truck as he veered to avoid them. He then quickly braked to a complete stop before hitting the person, who he then determined to be a distressed woman.

June 26, 2018

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Trucker who comforted dying fellow driver named Highway Angel of the Year

John Weston came up on a two-truck crash, stopped and found the driver of the second truck trapped in his seat and unable to move. Weston comforted the driver for more than a half hour by placing his hand on the driver’s head until the driver passed away.

April 2, 2018

Life

Eight truckers named Highway Angels for heroic acts while on-duty

Drivers were recognized for a variety of acts, including extinguishing vehicle fires to save crash victims, helping a driver who had gone unconscious in the middle of an interstate, comforting an injured driver in his last moments before passing away and more.

March 20, 2018

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Trucker who rescued fellow driver from flood named Highway Angel of the Year

Daniel Sieczkarski of Rochester, N.Y., a driver for Melton Truck Lines out of Tulsa, Okla., has been named the 2016 Highway Angel of the Year for rescuing another truck driver from rising flood waters last April in Houston.

March 28, 2017

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Trucker chases, catches and stops dump truck whose driver was incapacitated

Once on the side of the road, David ran down the dump truck on foot, opened the door and set the brakes. When the dump truck stopped, he checked on the driver, who was not breathing.

February 13, 2017