Cherilyn Patricia Gill, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On January 10, 2006, Cherilyn Gill risked her life to stop a runaway vehicle on Highway 401, near Toronto, Ontario. Ms. Gill was driving on the busy highway when she noticed, in her rear-view mirror, an out-of-control car drifting across several lanes, its unconscious driver slumped over on the passenger seat. While the runaway vehicle side-swiped the median and continued to speed up, Ms. Gill drove her van in front of the car and deliberately let it crash into hers to slow it down. After the impact, she guided both vehicles to a safer location where she stopped to assist the unresponsive driver. She then remained with the victim until the arrival of police and emergency personnel.