Bill Text: TX HR2498 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commending Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto of the Mesquite Police Department and private citizen Zachary Shipman for rescuing a driver from a burning car.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-18 - Reported enrolled [HR2498 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2498-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commending Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto of the Mesquite Police Department and private citizen Zachary Shipman for rescuing a driver from a burning car.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-18 - Reported enrolled [HR2498 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2498-Introduced.html
84R25416 JGH-D | ||
By: Sheets | H.R. No. 2498 |
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WHEREAS, In a heroic effort in the early morning hours, two | ||
officers of the Mesquite Police Department, assisted by a private | ||
citizen, rescued a man from a burning car; and | ||
WHEREAS, Shortly after 4 a.m. on April 19, 2015, Zachary | ||
Shipman, a Mesquite native who is now a member of the U.S. Navy, was | ||
traveling on Interstate Highway 30 after leaving his parents' home | ||
with his wife to travel to his new posting in Virginia; in the | ||
predawn darkness, the couple came upon a traffic accident that had | ||
taken place just moments before; a car that had collided with a | ||
steel pillar was on fire, and the driver was trapped inside; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Shipman immediately dialed 911, and Officer | ||
Ryan Nielson and Officer Autumn Soto quickly responded to the call; | ||
when they arrived at the scene, the front of the car was engulfed in | ||
flames, and the clothes of the unconscious driver were already on | ||
fire; and | ||
WHEREAS, With only moments to spare, and with little thought | ||
for their own safety, Officers Nielson and Soto worked quickly to | ||
free the trapped man, and with the help of Mr. Shipman, they pulled | ||
the driver from the car and carried him to safety; and | ||
WHEREAS, After an ambulance arrived, the victim of the crash | ||
was transported to a local hospital, where he was categorized in | ||
critical condition, with burns and internal injuries; and | ||
WHEREAS, In recognition of his participation in the rescue, | ||
Mr. Shipman was presented with a Citizen Certificate of Merit by | ||
the Mesquite Police Department; and | ||
WHEREAS, Thanks to the swift, skillful, and fearless action | ||
of Officers Nielson and Soto, as well as the compassion and bravery | ||
demonstrated by Mr. Shipman, an individual was saved from a | ||
desperate situation, and these three heroes may indeed take great | ||
pride in their actions on that fateful morning; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Officer Ryan Nielson, Officer Autumn | ||
Soto, and Mr. Zachary Shipman for their dramatic rescue of a | ||
traffic crash victim and extend to them sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
for Officer Nielson, Officer Soto, and Mr. Shipman as an expression | ||
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |