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Highway Hero receives Carnegie Medal

The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission today Sept. 29, announced that Goodyear’s 2008 North America Highway Hero, Jorge Orozco-Sanchez, is one of 20 individuals from throughout the United States and Canada who were chosen as recipients of the Carnegie Medal.

The medal is given to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. To view the press release, visit http://www.carnegiehero.org/awardees_recent.php

Orozco-Sanchez was involved in a collision when an SUV crossed into his path and struck his tractor-trailer rig head-on in October. He rescued two young girls who were trapped in the burning SUV, but he was unable to save the girl’s mother.

For his heroic act in saving the two girls, Orozco-Sanchez was honored with the Goodyear Highway Hero award in March at the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky. For more information about Goodyear’s award, visit here.

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