Miami-Dade Solid Waste Management Driver Saves Man Suffering from a Heart Attack

A Miami-Dade Solid Waste Management driver is being honored as a hero after he helped a man who was having a heart attack.

Myron Cody, a 12-year veteran at Miami-Dade Solid Waste Management, was on his regular trash route when he saw a man who had collapsed.

"I noticed somebody on the porch, about halfway in and halfway out, and I rolled by, and it didn't look normal so then I tooted my horn, but he didn't move," Cody said.

"Then I popped my break and got out and go check and I saw the neighbor and I flagged down the neighbor and he called the police and got help for him.”

Cody was honored with a special commendation from the county’s commission for going beyond his job duty.

"So, he was not just focusing on the immediate job, but his environment, he saw something, and he did something, and he said something and he's deserving of a great commendation," said Mayor Daniella Levine Cava during the presentation ceremony.    

Unfortunately, the man passed away at later time, although his family expressed their thanks to Cody that he was there for him.

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