SRU student honored for heroism
Slippery Rock University trustee Domenic Ionta and president William Behre presented SRU student Sgt. David Duffey a commendation from the university council to Duffey for his act of heroism.
The council presented a commendation Friday, Dec. 9, to Duffey, a senior dual criminology and criminal justice and psychology major from Midway, in recognition of his act of bravery for saving a truck driver's life on Oct. 16.
Duffey was driving on the Turnpike while returning to Slippery Rock after his Army National Guard weekend training when he witnessed an accident. He pulled the driver out of a burning cabin of a truck seconds before it exploded.
At the trustees meeting, Duffey also received a $1,000 scholarship from the SRU Foundation.
Duffey plans to pursue a graduate degree at SRU in the spring and become a criminal justice professor.
