On Friday, July 15, The Kansas Highway Patrol named a citizen as Honorary Trooper.
Sean James of Fate, Texas, will be honored for his response to a fatality crash on June 6th.
While traveling on the Kansas Turnpike north of Emporia, Sean James witnessed a vehicle crash head-on into a tree. The vehicle’s engine compartment then burst burst into flames.
James stopped, backed up to the scene and ran to help. He was able to pull three children, ages two, five, and eight, from the vehicle as the fire continued to build. The children’s mother did not survive.
Prior to EMS arrival, James, who is a Retired Combat Medic, rendered medical aid to the eight-year-old boy who had obtained a life-threatening laceration to his forehead. James later had to be treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The KHP said James’ quick and heroic actions ultimately saved the lives of the three children he pulled from the vehicle, adding that did not hesitate to assist those in need and put himself in danger to save the lives of others.
