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8/2/2017 Robert Sunkel and Linda Notan — Carnegie Hero FundCamegie Hero Fund Commission a D , <br />CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION <br />Robert Sunkel and Linda Nolan rescued Cheryle D. Coons from burning, Vero Beach, Florida, <br />March 23, 2016. <br />Coons, 58, was the driver of a car that, at a rural intersection, collided with a tank truck. <br />Badly injured and trapped, she remained in the driver's seat as the car caught fire. The tank <br />truck, which came to a stop about 10 feet away, was also burning, as was the diesel fuel <br />that leaked from it. <br />Responding to the scene, Sunkel, 25, on -duty deputy sheriff of Vero Beach, broke out the <br />window of the car's front passenger door with his baton. He then opened that door and <br />leaned inside as fire burned at the car's front end, flames reaching the windshield and <br />dashboard. The heat was intense. Sunkel grabbed Coons but could not free her, and he <br />withdrew from the car. <br />1/2 P5 <br />