CHP Honors Trucker Who Rescued Officer
A trucker saw a California Highway Patrol officer being savagely attacked on the side of Highway 99 as cars zoomed by, and did what no one else was doing: He stopped to help.
David Tucker was honored Tuesday by the CHP for going to the rescue of Officer Wendy Weidenman last December, risking his own safety in the process.
“I’m just glad I was there. I’d do it again in a heartbeat,” the truck driver said after the ceremony.
Weidenman, 50, was attacked by a man she had pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence.
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