Waste Pro Road Tech Chuck Curtis, who works out of the company鈥檚 Ft. Myers, FL Division, is being honored for his quick actions after a mother and her baby were involved in a car crash. On May 28, Curtis was on his way to a road call on North Tamiami Trail when he witnessed a dump truck collide with a sedan, causing the car to spin in front of the truck, get pushed, and end up in a 10-foot-deep ditch. Thankfully, there was no water in the ditch at the time.
Curtis pulled over and quickly ran into the ditch. The driver鈥檚 side door had been damaged, so he could not open it. When he went around to the passenger side, he heard a screaming baby. He went to the back door, pulled the baby out, and then went back for the mother. Luckily, neither of them were hurt. 鈥淲e鈥檙e extremely fortunate to have people like Chuck who don鈥檛 hesitate to jump into action when they see someone in need,鈥� said Division Manager Bill Jones. 鈥淗e鈥檚 expecting his first baby in August, so this situation hit him especially hard.鈥�
As a 鈥榯hank you鈥� for his actions, Jones rewarded Curtis with a Franklin Award of $100.