Heroes' Corner

Tony Sizemore, New Salisbury, IN

Employee saves SUV driver from fiery wreckage
New Salisbury, IN, Rural Carrier Tony Sizemore
New Salisbury, IN, Rural Carrier Tony Sizemore

New Salisbury, IN, Rural Carrier Tony Sizemore was delivering mail recently when an SUV passed him as he was stopped at a highway mailbox.

The SUV collided with another vehicle head-on, flipped over and caught fire.

Sizemore and a passerby rescued the driver of the SUV before it became engulfed in flames.

The driver’s mother later wrote a Facebook post thanking the rescuers for saving her daughter’s life.


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