A pennsylvania trucker was recently recognized for his firefighting efforts.
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named truck driver Kerry Netusil, from Hawley, Pennsylvania, a TCA Highway Angel for extinguishing the flames of a pickup truck that was on fire on the side of the road. Netusil drives for Bay & Bay Transportation out of Eagan, Minnesota.
TCA explains:
Kerry NetusilAt 12:25 p.m. on April 22, in Archdale, North Carolina, Netusil was passing an older model pickup truck on the shoulder on Highway 85. He noticed that the vehicle was on fire, and the driver had no way to extinguish the flames.
“I pulled over and ran back with my fire extinguisher,” said Netusil.
The fire caused extensive damage to the truck, and Netusil, who has been a truck driver for eight years, quickly worked to extinguish it. The driver sustained injuries from the fire, which was caused when he plugged in his cell phone.
“The guy’s truck was totaled,” he said, “and he definitely burned part of his hand in the fire.”
Netusil’s grandfather and father were both firefighters, Netusil said, and he never hesitated to stop to help the distressed driver.
“I don’t like the idea of people losing stuff because I didn’t feel like pulling over,” he said. “It just doesn’t sit right with me.”
Kerry Netusil
