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AL HR187
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/11/2024
Primary Sponsor
Russell Bedsole
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AI Summary
- Commends Senior Trooper Christopher Carlton as a recipient of the 2024 Alabama Legislative Meritorious Service Award for Law Enforcement for exemplary courage in the line of duty
- On February 17, 2023, Senior Trooper Carlton responded to a vehicle crash on US 84 East near Bay Springs Road in Houston County where a driver was entrapped and a 4-year-old child sustained a serious head injury
- Senior Trooper Carlton transported the injured child to Flowers Hospital in Dothan in his patrol vehicle with assistance from a private citizen nurse, rather than waiting for another ambulance
- The child was later transferred to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida and is expected to make a full recovery; the driver was transferred to Southeast Health in Dothan and later UAB Hospital in Birmingham and is also expected to recover fully
- The House of Representatives honors Senior Trooper Carlton for his quick thinking and decision to transport the seriously injured child, which played a major role in saving the child's life
Legislative Description
Senior Trooper Christopher Carlton, Legislative Meritorious Service Award for Law Enforcement recipient, commended
Resolutions
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
4/11/2024
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