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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br /> ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALl FORNIA <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 88-151 <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION COMMENDING MR. JOHN GOUCHER FOR <br /> HIS HEROIC LIFE SAVING ACTIONS ON THE MORNING <br /> OF MARCH 23, 1988 ON INTERSTATE 580 AT THE <br /> SCENE OF A MULTIPLE VEHICLE, MAJOR INJURY <br /> ACCIDENT WITHIN THE CITY OF PLEASANTON. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on the morning of March 23, 1988 at approximately 7:30 <br /> a major injury accident with people entrapped in burning <br /> vehicles was reported on Interstate 580 within the City <br /> of Pleasanton; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, John Goucher and Ken Jenkins, mechanics at Ozzie Davis <br /> Pontiac Toyota in Dublin, heard the impact and screams of <br /> one of the victims and immediately ran across a field and <br /> jumped a fence to reach the accident scene; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Goucher, without regard for his own safety, braved the <br /> flames, sight and sounds of a human being consumed by <br /> fire, attempted to put out the fire on the victim with h~s <br /> bare hands while the other rescuers were attempting to <br /> free him, and together they moved the victim to a place <br /> of safety; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, these valiant efforts saved the life of another human <br /> being; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1: Mr. John Goucher is hereby commended for his heroic <br /> efforts in the saving of another human being's life on <br /> the morning of March 23, 1988 on Interstate 580 within <br /> the City of Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> <br />