‘Did I just save her life?’: US trucker honored as ‘angel’ for role in abduction rescue

Ron Ross called 911 after he saw a young woman running in distress while he was parked at a rest area in Tennessee

A professional trucker who had a hand in saving a California abduction victim while driving through Tennessee - and recording key video evidence with his windshield camera - recently earned recognition as an angel" of the US's highways, according to officials.

Ron Ross, who drives for MCK Trucking in Madison, Alabama, is at the center of the dramatic story, which has seized attention in media circles dedicated to unearthing uplifting news stories.