(From left) Bob Lee, President of Roady's Truckstop, TCA President Burruss; TCA Chairman Burch; Richard Clair, CEO, MCA; Driver Michael Hunt and wife Tiffany.

During Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at boise State University's Bronco Stadium December 30, 2009, Michael Hunt stood before a crowd of 34,000 football fans and was presented with the "2009 Highway Angel of the Year" trophy.

The trophy was presented to Hunt in the end zone by TCA Chairman kevin burch, President Chris Burruss, and representatives from Roady's Truck Stops, the Humanitarian Bowl, and Internet Truck Stop. Also attending was MCA's CEO, Rich Clair. During the presentation, bowl watchers learned how Michael Hunt, a former truck driver for Mail Contractors of America of Little Rock, Arkansas, and now an owner-operator, helped to save a life at the scene of an otherwise fatal accident.

Hunt was driving his tractor-trailer at approximately 2:20 a.m. when he came across a two-car collision that had just occurred on NC 24 near Spring Lake North Carolina. Two vehicles were involved in the crash, and had come to rest within five feet of each other. Initially, Hunt attempted to put out the flames on one of the vehicles with his fire extinguisher. But the blaze was too strong, and that driver perished. Realizing that the second was still alive, Hunt used his own tractor-trailer to push the vehicle away from the fire, receiving damage to his own vehicle in the process. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol later honored Hunt with an award for valor.

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