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HIGHWAY HERO * USA - Illinois driver chosen for award
Alexandria,Va,USA -Truck Stop USA -21 May 2007: -- The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) recently recognized Richard Filiczkowski of Zion, Ill., as a Highway Angel for rescuing an eight-year-old girl from a sinking vehicle... Filiczkowski’s co-driver and wife, Janet, was driving eastbound on Interstate 90 near Plankinton, S.D., when she noticed a 2005 PT Cruiser cross over both lanes and the median to the opposite side of the road, through a field, and into a stock pond. Upon witnessing the incident, Janet woke up her husband and safely brought their truck to a stop. However, before their truck had completely stopped, Richard Filiczkowski jumped from the cab and ran nearly a quarter-mile towards the quickly sinking car in the stock pond. He dived into the water, noticing that a young girl was screaming for help. The girl, Abby, had climbed to the rear seat after the car crashed and her father was unresponsive. Filiczkowski instructed Abby to unlock all the doors; after which he was able to pull her out of the car through the rear hatch and swim with her to the shore. Janet then began to tend to Abby as her husband returned to the stock pond to attempt to pull the young girl’s father, Dr. Jeff Bern, a physician from Worthington, Minn., from the vehicle...
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