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Virginia Nurse Saves Motorcycle Accident Victim in North Carolina
Posted on Jul 30, 2011
When Virginia nurse, Jessica Elliott, left work and headed to North Carolina to pick up her son, she had no idea she would become a hero. Elliot was driving down Highway 55 when she witnessed an accident between a truck and motorcycle. The pickup truck took a left-hand turn directly in front of Cary, NC senior motorcycle Officer Chad Penland. The motorcycle crashed into the side of the vehicle, which caused the officer to leave his bike and flip over the truck.
Elliott saw the entire accident and as soon as the vehicles stopped she pulled over and rushed to the officers' aid.
"He was bleeding though his outfit and his face where you could see, his face was pretty badly damaged," said Elliott. "I was really fearful he was going to die."
As Elliot worked to save Officer Penland, she noticed that gas had begun leaking from the damaged motorcycle. Bystanders helped move the bike while Elliott continued to give medical assistance and reassurance to Officer Penland.
"He kept asking if he was going to die because he couldn't breathe and I said ‘no,'" said Elliott.
The staff and attorneys at Tavss Fletcher send our best wishes to Officer Penland. We hope that he is on his way to making a full recovery. In addition, we would like to thank Nurse Jessica Elliott for her quick thinking and expert medical attention.
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