07/29/2022
Highway Angel
A North Carolina trucker has been honored for stopping a driver who was driving recklessly.
The Truckload Carriers Association recently named Corey Parker from Kenansville, North Carolina, a Highway Angel for stopping an overdosing driver who was driving erratically on a busy central Virginia highway.
In the early evening of June 21, Parker was driving south of Ashland, Virginia, when he noticed a Lexus sedan traveling recklessly from lane-to-lane.Parker blasted his horn and attempted to slow down traffic to warn travelers of the erratic driver.Fearing the driver would crash into a car full of innocent people, Parker used his truck to slow the vehicle to a stop against a concrete barrier. “The car slowed down to about 10, 15 (miles per hour) and smacked the barrier,” said Parker. “I knew that was the time to get in front of them.”
Without hesitation, Parker quickly ran to the driver’s side and opened the door and saw a Narcan pen in the driver’s lap. Naloxone or Narcan is used to reverse the effects of a drug overdose. The driver was unconscious. Moments later, police arrived.
“All I could think of was that car hitting kids or something,” shared Parker, explaining why he went to such extraordinary lengths to stop the car. The driver of the Lexus contacted Parker to thank him for saving his life. “I’m in the process of helping him get into rehab,” shared Parker.
Don't stand still, act!
source: www.truckersnews.com