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Decatur Officers Save Man's Life, Get Award
The Decatur Police Department awarded three officers for saving the life of a man involved in a car accident.
DECATUR, GA — Three Decatur police officers recently received the Lifesaving Award for their efforts in saving an unconscious man involved in a single car accident, authorities said in a statement released Tuesday.
Decatur Police Chief Scott Richards gave the award to Sgt. Joshua Speed, Inv. Robert Lindsey and Master Police Officer Che Gresham in late August at the Decatur Police Department.
The trio responded to a single car accident with injuries on July 31, according to police. Witnesses told the officers "that the driver clutched his chest shortly before crashing," police said.
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According to police, the man was unconscious and not breathing.
Speed, Lindsey and Gresham removed him from the car before administering CPR and using an automated external defibrillator device.
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Authorities said the man was taken to a hospital and survived.
"If not for the immediate actions of these officers, the outcome of this incident may well have been tragic," police said in a statement.
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