Husband-wife team named Highway Angels for saving motorist from burning vehicle
The Zimmermans worked with two other men to pull the man free, then carried him away from the vehicle. He told them he had a gun and ammunition in the car, so they moved as quickly as they could to put more distance between them and the burning car. Sh…
Driver recognized after stopping to help after witnessing accident
Oklahoma City-based truck driver Jim Higginbotham came up on a crash in which a driver had been ejected from his car. He stopped and stayed with the man and the other driver involved in the crash until emergency personnel arrived.
Two drivers recognized for saving baby locked in car
The drivers came across a young family whose young daughter had accidentally locked their baby inside their pickup truck. The drivers helped the family unlock the truck to get to their baby.
Trucker named Highway Angel for third time after helping detain drunk driver
After witnessing a single-vehicle crash, Christopher Lemaire stopped to help the driver, who tried to flee the scene. Lemaire detained the driver until police arrived, who informed him the driver had hit two cars a few miles back and fled.
Owner-op named Highway Angel for helping trucker in rollover crash
Doran Doravi saw an overturned tractor-trailer lying on the cab’s passenger side stretched across the northbound side of the highway. He stopped to help and, with the help of another trucker, was able to get the driver out of the overturned cab.
Two drivers recognized as Highway Angels for helping stranded colleague
Scott Wagner, a driver for Spartan Direct, and Robert Barnette, an owner-operator with Swift, jumped in Barnette’s truck and drove 38 miles to help a colleague who had a flat tire on her way to the Mid-America Trucking Show in March.
Army veteran trucker named Highway Angel for assisting unresponsive driver
Ricky Shearer found the wife of another trucker crying out for help as her husband lay unconscious and unresponsive on the ground. He rushed to check on the man, found he wasn’t breathing and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
Texas-based driver recognized after stopping to help motorists after witnessing crash
Michael Morgan was driving about 45 mph in the right lane when a Lexus SUV came around on his left and got just far enough in front of him for him to see the license plate before the driver lost control on the slick road and spun out.
Trucker recognized for helping couple after hit-and-run
Sam Dyess was traveling along I-80 in Wyoming during a blizzard when a truck stopped ahead of him and slid backwards into another motorist, causing the vehicle to slide back into Dyess’ truck. The first truck then took off, leaving the accident behind.
Trucker recognized after helping motorist stuck in snowstorm
Truck driver Donald Wood got out of his truck and crossed the road, where he found a small pickup truck with a camper trailer stuck in a snowdrift. Inside the pickup was an elderly man and his dog.