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HIGHWAY ANGELS, FROM PAGE 43
Timothy Olden
Decker Truck Line — Fort Dodge, Iowa
Timothy Olden of North Chesterfield,
Virginia, earned a set of TCA Highway
Angel wings after helping a fellow truck
driver who fell asleep at the wheel and
crashed.
The incident occurred on December
22, 2023, at about 2:30 a.m. Olden
was driving on Interstate 40 through
Crossville, Tennessee, when he saw an
accident. A driver ahead of him, who
was pulling a flatbed trailer, veered off
Timothy Olden
have only minor cuts and bruises.
“He rolled his truck,” said Olden,
who drives for Decker Truck Line. “He
admitted to me and to the cops that he
fell asleep.”
Olden remained with the other driver
until law enforcement arrived.
He says he also shared a bit of advice
with the other driver — the “threeyawn
rule” when it comes to drowsing
driving.
the off ramp and crashed.
Olden immediately pulled over safely, called 911
and went to help the other driver, who appeared to
“If you yawn three times in a row, get to a truck
stop and rest,” Olden said. “Go stretch out in the
back of the truck.”
Jason Corino
Melton Truck Lines — Tulsa
Jason Corino of Deltona, Florida,
is honored as a TCA Highway Angel
because of his actions during a
roadside shooting that prevented other
motorists from being injured.
On November 29, 2023, at about
11:30 a.m., Corino was traveling on
US 491 in Cortez, Colorado, when he
noticed a car being driven abnormally,
preventing him from merging.
The car passed Corino, along with
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brakes right there to stop traffic behind
me.”
Within seconds, Jason witnessed
a deadly shoot-out erupt between
the suspect, Jason Campbell, and the
law enforcement officer, Cortez Police
Department Sergeant Michael Moran.
Fortunately, Corino was able to turn on
his truck’s dash camera and capture
the entire incident in a recording, which
was later submitted to police.
three pickup trucks; then a police car passed,
evidently in pursuit of the car. Corino later
discovered the vehicle was involved in a “road rage”
incident with the three trucks, and that police had
been called for assistance.
A few miles down the road, law enforcement
pulled the car over right in front of Corino. There
was not a proper shoulder on which to park, so the
stopped cars partially blocked the right line. Corino
slowed and attempted to pass in the left lane.
“It’s just me, and the officer’s car in front of me
and the suspect’s car in front of him, and I’ve got
traffic behind me,” Corino said.“I got about 100 feet
away and the kid got out of the car; then I heard
the first two rounds (of gunfire). I slammed on my
“I could see the bullets bouncing off the ground,”
Corino said. “I stopped right there to protect the
people behind me.”
Reports show that Moran died as a result of
injuries sustained during the incident. According
to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Campbell,
along with a passenger in the vehicle, were later
contacted on private property at 7500 US Highway
160, where a member of the Montezuma County
Sheriff’s Office and a member of the Cortez Police
Department engaged him, resulting in an officerinvolved
fatal shooting of the fugitive.
Corino was a key witness regarding the roadside
incident, and his camera footage was used in law
enforcement’s investigation.
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