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An Arizona police sergeant was given the possibility to fly with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds for his heroic efforts in saving the lifetime of a bicyclist that was struck and practically killed by a truck final spring.
Sgt. Antwoine Robinson with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds on the Monthan Air Field in Tucson, Arizona on Nov. 4.
(Tucson Police Department)
On Nov. 4, Sgt. Antwoine Robinson, dubbed Tucson‘s Hometown Hero, joined the Air Force pilots for a ride in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
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“Those flips and turns that they do up there is really amazing … you’re 300, 400 miles per hour … it’s quite exhausting,” Robinson advised FOX News. “But it was a phenomenal experience being up there.”
The celebratory day got here on account of the heroism Robinson confirmed on May 29.
Robinson was the primary preliminary responding officer on the scene for the Tucson Police Department shortly after the decision got here in. When he arrived, Robinson discovered the younger girl mendacity on the highway subsequent to what seemed to be a storage shifting truck, he mentioned.
Sgt. Antwoine Robinson with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds on the Monthan Air Field in Tucson, Arizona on Nov. 4.
(Tucson Police Department)
“Her legs had been mangled,” Robinson mentioned. “I believe one leg was almost amputated.”
In order to regulate the bleeding, Robinson, who was assisted by different Tucson cops, utilized tourniquets to each of the girl’s legs.
“Our goal was, OK, get this done. Keep her calm as possible. Go over training that we’ve trained on annually at our local academy,” he mentioned.
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As extra officers responded, Robinson recalled instructing them to radio for extra sources and gear and to verify the roadways had been blocked off. They additionally made certain to place one thing beneath the sufferer to be able to separate her from the scorching sizzling concrete, based on Robinson.
“We live in Arizona, where in the summertime, the concrete is just as hot as the weather, if not hotter,” he added.
Sgt. Antwoine Robinson with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds on the Monthan Air Field in Tucson, Arizona on Nov. 4.
(Tucson Police Department)
The sufferer was transported to Banner UMC, the place she underwent emergency surgical procedure. The trauma surgeon credited the emergency first-aid supplied by Robinson and his fellow officers for saving the girl’s life, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds posted on Instagram.
When the Thunderbirds had been looking for nominations for his or her Hometown Hero Award, the Tucson Police Department was fast to say the efforts by Robinson and his fellow officers.
“It was an absolute honor that one of our Sgts. was nominated and selected as a Hometown Hero recipient,” Tucson Police Department Sgt. Richard Gradillas advised Fox News. “It was well-deserved recognition for an extraordinary effort on Sgt. Robinson’s part.”
Sgt. Antwoine Robinson with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds on the Monthan Air Field in Tucson, Arizona on Nov. 4.
(Tucson Police Department)
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Sgt. Antwoine Robinson with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds on the Monthan Air Field in Tucson, Arizona on Nov. 4.
(Tucson Police Department)
Robinson beforehand acquired a army award, given to a service member who has joined the Tucson police division, and he’s additionally in line to obtain one other unidentified award throughout a ceremony scheduled for January 2022, Gradillas mentioned.
