Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2009-06-30
Invested on: 2011-05-06
Constable Patrick Benoit, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On March 29, 2008, off-duty Constable Patrick Benoit, of the Kingston Police Force, rescued an injured man following an accident on Highway 401, in Kingston, Ontario. A tractor-trailer had hit a communications tower, crashed into a rock wall and burst into flames. Alerted by the loud noise as he drove nearby, Constable Benoit stopped to assist. The injured driver was on the rock wall above his burning rig and was in danger of falling. In complete darkness, Constable Benoit managed to climb up halfway, but fell as stones on the wall came loose. Persevering, he reached the victim and pulled him a safe distance away until help arrived.