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'Hummer hero' awarded bravery medal

A man who drove his Hummer into the path of a speeding car to prevent it from driving into four teens near Bonnie Doon Mall in August is being recognized Monday for his bravery.

Darrel Krushelnicki is one of 26 people receiving medals of bravery from the Royal Canadian Humane Association for heroic actions across the province.

A group of teens was crossing the street when a car driven by a suspected distracted driver barrelled toward them.

Krushelnicki reacted instinctively, he said, driving his Hummer into the path of the car.

"It was a situation again where many things could have gone wrong and I believe the absolute best thing took place," he said. "Twisted metal is just that — it can be replaced and the lives can't."

Krushelnicki doesn't consider himself a hero.

"It simply was one of those scenarios where you could see what was going to happen just before it was happening and I just reacted," he said. "I just reacted the way I believe anybody would."

Two other recipients being honoured Monday are Tyler Fowler and Dion Lefebvre who helped save two people in a crash on Highway 63 near Wandering River in April that claimed seven lives.