June 16, 1929, will be etched in the memories of two Good Samaritans from Alexandria, Virginia, as the day they risked their lives to save two strangers from a watery grave. The drama unfolded on the treacherous Jefferson Davis Highway below Alexandria, where a speeding car, driven by William Gray of Washington, D.C., and Wade W. Courtney of Richmond, veered off course and plunged into Hunting Creek. The vehicle came to a stop, but the doors were jammed, trapping the occupants inside.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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