A Southern California deputy was recognized with a prestigious hero award on Thursday for saving a child from a car before it was struck by a train in San Bernardino County.
The dramatic rescue in Redlands, which was caught on film on Sept. 20, 2024, earned San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy and Perris resident Michael Anthony Castaneda the Carnegie Medal award.
According to a Carnegie Hero Fund Commission spokesperson, 38-year-old Castaneda was off duty when it happened. He was driving behind an SUV, which, unbeknownst to Castaneda at the time, was carrying a mother and her two daughters…