A nurse and truck driver were recognized for saving a police officer. A Cloverdale nurse, Angela Feltrin was driving home from her night shift when she witnessed a car crash.

Helping hands

In a distance, a police cruiser pulled over on the side of the highway with the flashing lights on. A vehicle raced passed her and slammed right into the police vehicle. Feltrin pulled over, called 911 and ran to help.

Edmonton first aid — He helped the car crash victims in the other vehicle and returned to help Feltrin in providing first aid care for the officer.

The police officer was badly injured in the crash. Feltrin saw that she was having trouble breathing and assessed that she might have a traumatic brain injury or damage to the spinal cord. Minutes after the crash, a Langley truck driver Earl Hanes arrives on the scene. He pulled his big rig to the side of the road and hurried over to see if he could help.

Feltrin who was keeping the head of the police officer still asked to help prevent the officer from moving to prevent her from potentially injuring herself further.

It took about half an hour for the ambulance to arrive according to Hanes, the truck driver. He helped the car crash victims in the other vehicle and returned to help Feltrin in providing first aid care for the officer.

Both Feltrin and Hanes were awarded with a certificate of appreciation from the RCMP for their work in saving the life of the police officer.

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