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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING KYLE DRISCOLL FOR HIS HEROIC EFFORTS IN RESCUING A YOUNG

MAN FROM DROWNING

     Introduced By: Senators Morgan, Algiere, Rogers, Paolino, and Felag

     Date Introduced: March 12, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Many people go through their lives without any personal contact with a

potential life and death situation, without that defining moment that turns an ordinary person into

a hero. Kyle Driscoll faced such a challenge, and in that moment of crisis, without hesitation, he

did the extraordinary and saved the life of a young Providence man; and

     WHEREAS, In the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, Kyle Driscoll, an

employee at the Malted Barley in Westerly, stepped outside with the bar's manager around 1:30

a.m. after a fire alarm had gone off inside the restaurant; and

     WHEREAS, Shortly thereafter, the two heard a loud crash. They observed a car, directly

behind the bar, that had just driven off Coggswell Street into the rushing waters of the Pawcatuck

River, and spotted a passenger in the driver's seat; and

     WHEREAS, Without hesitation, Kyle took off his shoes and jumped down from a rock

wall into the water, swimming towards the slowly sinking vehicle. By the time he reached the car,

it was half underwater, but he was able to pull the man, who seemed to be in shock, out of the car

through the broken driver's side window and began to swim towards shore; and

     WHEREAS, Kyle pulled the man towards a cable close to the shore and pulled himself

and the man up onto the ledge where police located them shortly thereafter and dispatched a boat

to pick them up; and

     WHEREAS, Westerly Police Chief Shawn Lacey stated that if Kyle had not jumped in to

help the man that it was very likely he would not have survived; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby recognizes and honors Kyle Driscoll for his heroic and clear-headed actions during the

most dire of circumstances. He is truly an inspiration to us all and we extend best wishes for his

future happiness, success, and good health; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Kyle Driscoll.

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