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Aurora man wins Carnegie Medal for saving driver stuck on train tracks

Lewis Medina of Aurora, Ill., sits with his daughter Hannah. He won a 2022 Carnegie Medal for demonstrating an extraordinary act of heroism.

Stephanie Kim

Aurora man wins Carnegie Medal for saving driver stuck on train tracks

By  Stephanie Kim
   

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Last fall, Lewis Medina saved a driver stuck in a railroad crossing as a train was approaching at 40 mph. Reset learns more about his story and how he feels being hailed a hero.

GUESTS: Lewis Medina, 2022 Carnegie Medal recipient

Hannah Medina, daughter



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