The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) says London, Ont.’s Joseph Carroll rescued a trucker in Ohio after his vehicle crashed and he had been trapped beneath debris. Because of this heroic act, Carroll, who drives for Elgin Motor Freight, has been named a ‘TCA Highway Angel.’
Around 5 a.m. March 29, Carroll was heading north on I-75 near Wapakoneta, Ohio. TCA says that’s when a tractor-trailer hauling lime in front of him lost control. They said the truck driver blacked out, causing the vehicle to hit the guardrail before a bridge, strike the bridge itself, and then crash through the guardrail into a 12-foot ditch.
“In just a matter of seconds there was gravel all over the highway,” Carroll told TCA. “The transport truck was lying on its side, the lights were dim and there was no roof on the truck.”
As Carroll was descending into the ditch to help, a …