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29-05-2025
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Good Samaritan truck driver honored as ‘angel'
ARCHDALE — A truck driver from Pennsylvania has received recognition from the Truckload Carriers Association for extinguishing a pickup burning along Interstate 85 in Archdale last month. TCA posted on its website that Kerry Netusil of Hawley, Pennsylvania, was among the latest to be named a TCA Highway Angel. Netusil, a driver for Minnesota-based Bay & Bay Transportation, was driving on I-85 about 12:25 p.m. on April 22 when he saw the pickup on fire and the driver apparently without any way to extinguish the flames. 'I pulled over and ran back with my fire extinguisher,' Netusil told TCA. 'The guy's truck was totaled, and he definitely burned part of his hand in the fire.' Netusil's grandfather and father were both firefighters, Netusil said, and he never hesitated to stop to help the distressed driver. 'I don't like the idea of people losing stuff because I didn't feel like pulling over,' he said. 'It just doesn't sit right with me.' TCA says that since the TCA Highway Angel program began in August 1997, nearly 1,500 professional truck drivers have been recognized as TCA Highway Angels for exemplary kindness, courtesy, and courage displayed while on the job.
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26-03-2025
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Plant City man rescued from Hurricane Milton floodwaters on life support after hit-and-run crash
The Brief A Plant City man who was rescued from Hurricane Milton floodwaters is now on life support following a hit-and-run crash. He was riding his e-bike down to Walgreens and was on his way back when he was hit on Thonotosassa Road. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. PLANT CITY, Fla. - A Plant City man who was rescued from Hurricane Milton floodwaters is now on life support following a hit-and-run crash on March 15. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's traffic homicide unit are now investigating the case. The backstory Danny Heaton and his girlfriend of 18 years, Tonia Muse, were both rescued back in October from rising floodwaters by a Good Samaritan during the height of Hurricane Milton's aftermath. The couple was in their Plant City trailer when the water rose to their chest. RELATED:Trucker who got 'Highway Angel' award for saving couple from Hurricane Milton floodwater lands in hospital Trucker George Maxwell received a Highway Angel Award after he rescued the couple and drove them to higher ground. But now, Heaton is on life support at Lakeland Regional Health. Big picture view "Danny used to say, 'you, saved my life like three or four times.' I can't save him this time. There's nothing that can be done," said Muse. Follow FOX 13 on YouTube Muse said on March 15 that Heaton was riding his e-bike down to Walgreens to get medication and was on his way back when he was hit just before midnight on Thonotosassa Road. "When these people hit him, they didn't stay. They left him for trash," said Muse. "He's more important than that. He's mine. He's my person. And you know, and we finished each other's sentences," said Muse. Dig deeper The crash report lists the vehicle that hit Heaton as "unknown." Muse said after 10 days on life support, she had to make a painful choice when she learned that he would not survive without machines. "I know that we've evaluated, we've looked at all the options, to see what would be best for him. He would not want to be in the bed. He would not want to be in the bed," said Muse. READ: 'Trooper's Law': Dog abandoned on I-75 during Hurricane Milton evacuations inspires Florida bill What's next She said doctors are evaluating if Heaton can donate any organs, before they take him off life support, which would likely be on Wednesday. Muse wants the person who hit him held responsible. "You took his life, and you took my life as well. Because I'll never get over mourning him, never," said Muse. What you can do Anyone with information should contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The Source The information in this story was gathered through an interview with Tonia Muse. It also contains details from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and previous FOX 13 reporting. WATCH FOX 13 NEWS: STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app:Apple |Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
