A Florida sanitation worker was recently recognized and awarded in Hillsborough County for saving a young boy’s life. Waldo Fidele, a garbage truck driver working for Waste Connections, received the award on May 12 at the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office. In early February, Fidele saved the life of a child at a residence along Neving Avenue in North Tampa, Fox 13 reported. Elias Quezada, a 7-year-old boy living with his grandmother, was playing hide-and-seek on a Tuesday when the incident occurred. Elias had hid in a garbage bin outside the house, unaware that a waste collection truck was en route to pick up the trash. When the truck arrived, the garbage can was mechanically hoisted up and its contents dumped into the back of the truck. It was at this point that the driver noticed the boy through the surveillance camera and acted rapidly to save him. He hit the emergency …
Garbage Collector Spots Boy Hiding in Trash Bin, Stops Compactor Just in Time, Saving His Life
May 27, 2021
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