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Raleigh, N.C. — A North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper is being credited for saving the life of a driver involved in a crash in Clayton.
That's according to a statement by Dr. Steven Burkholtz at Johnston Memorial Hospital, who treated the victim following Wednesday's accident.
Patrol spokesman Lt. Everett Clendenin said Trooper J. L. Thorpe was on U.S. Highway 70 in Clayton when he saw a vehicle crash into a utility pole and several parked vehicles.
Thorpe ran to check on the driver, whose name was not released, and found her unresponsive and not breathing. With the help of an unidentified person, Thorpe removed her from her vehicle and began CPR until emergency workers arrived to the scene, Clendenin said.
The driver was taken to Johnston Memorial and later to Duke University Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, as of Wednesday.
Thorpe, who joined the Highway Patrol last June, is assigned to Johnston County.
State Trooper Saved Woman's Life, Doctor Says
RELATED TOPICS: Johnston County, Clayton, Duke University
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January 29, 2008 6:55 p.m.
January 29, 2008 5:29 p.m.
January 29, 2008 12:37 p.m.
We have some great troopers around this neck of the woods, too. They keep 158 bumping along, and it is always busy because of the connection between the two Interstates...and I agree with the the rest of you guys, we need more positive articles about troopers.
January 28, 2008 6:55 p.m.
There are nearly 900,000 law enforcement officers in the United States. Do you mean to tell me (and everyone else) that the majority of those officers are bad?
Give me a break!
Call a drug dealer next time you get in an accident and need help.
Thank you Trooper Thorpe and all other Troopers, officers, and Deputies!
January 28, 2008 6:21 p.m.