19-year-old awarded Carnegie Medal after saving man from burning car in Winter Garden crash
Nineteen-year-old Corey A. Purinton, of Homosassa, earned the title of hero after rescuing a 62-year-old man from a fiery car crash last year, and because of this act of courage, is now among one of 17 recent recipients of North Americaโs highest civilian honor for heroism: the Carnegie Medal.