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.
By Stephanie Kim
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.
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
