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Trucker honored for rescuing young accident victim
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Another trucker willing to help.
Trucker honored for rescuing young accident victim
Last winter, a routine day for truck driver David Hill suddenly turned dramatic when a teenager lost control of her car and skidded off an icy road.
On Jan. 30, 2020, Hill was on Interstate 29 just north of Fargo, North Dakota. He was coming from Winnipeg, Canada, heading for southern Wisconsin.
“There was some ice on the roads, so I was only going about 55 mph, under the speed limit,” Hill told the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), which recently honored him for the rescue. “I was taking my time, cruising along. I saw a car come up beside me. She wasn’t speeding, but as she changed lanes to come back into the right lane, she hit a patch of black ice in the center of the road.”
Hill slowed down and watched as the car slid toward a snowbank on the right-hand side of the highway.
“She flew through it like a tornado and went about 100 yards off the road into a field,” Hill added.
The car spun out, flipped, then landed on the driver’s side.
“I stopped and bailed out of my truck in my running shoes and went barreling through snow up to my knees,” Hill said.
On Jan. 30, 2020, Hill was on Interstate 29 just north of Fargo, North Dakota. He was coming from Winnipeg, Canada, heading for southern Wisconsin.
“There was some ice on the roads, so I was only going about 55 mph, under the speed limit,” Hill told the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), which recently honored him for the rescue. “I was taking my time, cruising along. I saw a car come up beside me. She wasn’t speeding, but as she changed lanes to come back into the right lane, she hit a patch of black ice in the center of the road.”
Hill slowed down and watched as the car slid toward a snowbank on the right-hand side of the highway.
“She flew through it like a tornado and went about 100 yards off the road into a field,” Hill added.
The car spun out, flipped, then landed on the driver’s side.
“I stopped and bailed out of my truck in my running shoes and went barreling through snow up to my knees,” Hill said.
For his willingness to help the young woman, TCA presented Hill with a certificate, patch, lapel pin and truck decals. His employer, Challenger Motor Freight of Cambridge, Ontario, also received a certificate acknowledging its driver as a Highway Angel.
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