CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. —
A Charlotte County Utilities Locate Technician was presented with an Exceptional Service Award from Charlotte County Fire & EMS after his quick thinking helped rescue a driver from a vehicle following a crash.
According to Charlotte County Public Safety, Alex Howard, a utilities locate technician, was traveling to a work site when he saw a vehicle veer off Tamiami Trail and crash head-on into a pole. Without hesitation, Howard stopped and, with the help of another county employee, helped remove the driver from the damaged vehicle…