A brutal winter storm struck the western U.S. from Arizona to Wyoming last month, seeing many motorists stranded for long hours in cold weather and abandoned cars littering the highways.
Twenty drivers trapped in a blizzard in Washington state on Feb. 22 have a pair of local heroes to thank for pulling them out.
Uber driver Alec Higley, 27, from La Center was en route to a client when he got trapped in traffic on the Columbia Boulevard exit off of 82nd Avenue in the storm.
Deep ruts in the icy road made driving impossible for many.
He proceeded to call his best friend since kindergarten, Jonathon Gilbert, 27, an off-road enthusiast and owner of Honest Jon’s Auto….