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GA HR1709
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/14/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jon Burns
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AI Summary
- Commends Corporal Connie Morris and Sergeant Bruce Cleveland of the Stephens County Sheriff's Office Traffic/Crime Suppression Unit as the 2015 Peace Officers of the Year for Valor, nominated by Sheriff Randy Shirley
- On May 12, 2015, the deputies were first to arrive at a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 106 south of Toccoa, Georgia, where one of three cars was engulfed in flames
- Sergeant Cleveland used a fire extinguisher to hold back flames while Corporal Morris and other rescuers broke the steering wheel off the second vehicle to free a pinned driver, despite the risk of additional injury from extrication
- The rescued victim, who suffered broken arms, legs, a collapsed lung, and a ruptured pancreas, survived due to the deputies' swift actions and was airlifted for immediate treatment
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide copies of the resolution to Corporal Morris and Sergeant Cleveland
Legislative Description
Morris, Corporal Connie; Sergeant Bruce Cleveland; commend; 2015 Peace Officers of the Year for Valor; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/14/2016
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