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

Lewis Medina is one of 16 people in the U.S. and Canada who recently won a 2022 Carnegie Medal for risking their lives to save others.

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 / WBEZ
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 / WBEZ

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

Lewis Medina is one of 16 people in the U.S. and Canada who recently won a 2022 Carnegie Medal for risking their lives to save others.

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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

Aurora man wins Carnegie Medal for saving driver stuck on train tracks
Lewis Medina of Aurora, Ill., stopped by Reset with his daughter Hannah on July 26, 2022. Stephanie Kim / WBEZ