Trucker stops traffic for stranded motorcyclist

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Tom Quimby (HWT)
Jun 27, 2016

Talk about a highway hero…Good Morning America Tweeted a video this morning that shows a trucker stopping traffic with his truck on Interstate 90 so that a stranded motorcycle rider could walk their bike to safety. See for yourself and enjoy the reminder that there are still heroes out there on the highway.

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