Paul Kendrick - November winner
On 8 December 2000 Mr Richard Paul Kendrick was in Spon Street, Coventry, at 2.10am collecting food from a take-away, having parked his car nearby.
He became aware of a disturbance and saw a man covered in blood. He then realised that the injured man had fallen to his knees and was aware of others going to his aid. By this time Mr Kendrick had returned to his vehicle and was in a position to return home.
However, he then realised that the man had suffered serious injury and would probably not survive unless immediate action was taken to get him to hospital. He drove his car to the injured man and told those with him to put the man into the back of Mr Kendrick's car so that he could drive him to hospital. This he did, keeping the man awake on the journey by constantly talking to him and making sure the man's companion applied pressure to the neck.
Upon arrival at the hospital he alerted the emergency services. There is no doubt that without Mr Kendrick's quick thinking and prompt action the injured man would have died. In fact he made a full recovery.