{"id":208532,"date":"2016-12-29T15:41:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T20:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=208532"},"modified":"2017-01-03T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:37:19","slug":"parking-staffer-honored-for-quick-action-208532","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/parking-staffer-honored-for-quick-action-208532\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking staffer honored for quick action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maketh \u201cDaniel\u201d Akok of University Parking and Transportation Services, received a Department of Public Safety Challenge Coin for his actions on Dec. 26. Akok assisted URDPS officers on a multiple vehicle motor vehicle accident in the Medical Center Parking Garage after a driver drove into a visitor\u2019s vehicle. The pregnant visitor was attempting to get out of her car at the time of impact and was pinned in between her driver-side door and the frame of her vehicle. Without hesitation, Akok and URDPS officers placed their own well-being and safety aside and worked together to lift the vehicle away to release her trapped leg. The Department of Public Safety issued Akok a Challenge Coin, which are earned by every officer in the Department after they have graduated from URDPS Officer Academy. These coins are also given to University community members who go above and beyond to help the betterment of our community. From left to right: URDPS Lt. Joseph Hayflinger, Lt. Brian Weidman, Akok, and Sgt. Marlon Salmon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maketh \u201cDaniel\u201d Akok of University Parking and Transportation Services, received a Department of Public Safety Challenge Coin for his actions on Dec. 26. Akok assisted URDPS officers on a multiple vehicle motor vehicle accident in the Medical Center Parking Garage after a driver drove into a visitor\u2019s vehicle. The pregnant visitor was attempting to get out of her car at the time of impact and was pinned in between her driver-side door and the frame of her vehicle. Without hesitation, Akok and URDPS officers placed their own well-being and safety aside and worked together to lift the vehicle away to release her trapped leg. The Department of Public Safety issued Akok a Challenge Coin, which are earned by every officer in the Department after they have graduated from URDPS Officer Academy. These coins are also given to University community members who go above and beyond to help the betterment of our community. From left to right: URDPS Lt. Joseph Hayflinger, Lt. Brian Weidman, Akok, and Sgt. 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