Driver Recognition

He is being recognized for his willingness to protect an injured motorist as well as comforting the man in his time of need.

Marcus Beam performed the Heimlich maneuver on a fellow driver, who had something lodged in his throat and just before passing out.

Albert Wallace saw a car on the side of the road with its flashers on and a flat tire. He stopped to help the young female driver and discovered that her spare tire was also flat. Since he had an air pump on the truck, Wallace inflated the spare and changed her tire. He cautioned her not to drive over 55 mph and to get another tire as soon as possible. Then he sent her on her way.

Marvin Garvey assisted a stranded motorist during a rainy downpour, by pushing their car from the middle lane of heavily traveled I-85/I-40, to safer ground on the side of the road. He then retrieved his GPS from his truck and helped the individual to locate the closest exit.

While traveling on I-95 and only about 40 miles from home, Ashley Kennedy witnessed a car being driven at about 70 mph, have a blowout. He stopped and attempted to call for help, and refused to leave until help arrived. After about an hour and help still had not arrived, he proceeded to change the tire himself.

Marcus Beam pulled a mother and her two infant children from a car that had flipped upside down during an accident that occurred before his very eyes.

Barry Eckert, who saw a young child in the roadway of a heavily traveled, major thoroughfare. The six year-old, having the mental capacity of a three year-old, had wandered about a half mile away from home. Barry led the charge by radioing fellow truck drivers, and enlisting their help in blocking the highway and stopping traffic until the child could be safely removed from the highway. Barry's actions likely saved that child's life.

Joseph Weavil saw a car hit a guardrail rear-first and flip over, disappearing down a steep embankment. Joseph notified authorities and then began searching for a safe place where the authorities could climb down and get to the car. He waited on top of a snow pile until State police arrived on the scene. According to Sgt. Chris Clark, if it had not been for Joseph, they would have never seen the accident, as it was not visible from the road.

Malcolm Coston heard on the radio about a stranded car on the side of the interstate, where an older couple tried to flag down help in the 98 degree heat to no avail, until Malcolm came along and stopped, took over for the gentleman, and finished changing the tire.