'Good Samaritans' honored in Mesa for their quick actions

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Mike Sakal

'Good Samaritans' honored

Jesus Molina, 75, and Shelby Slaughter, 18, a teller at a branch of Chase Bank in east Mesa meet each other for the first time on Wednesday more than a month after Slaughter and Don Taylor of Mesa, performed CPR on Molina moments after he went into cardiac arrest in the entry way of the bank. Slaughter was among four others who were honored by the Mesa Fire Department as part of the department’s Good Samaritans in Action program for her life-saving actions. (Tribune, photo Mike Sakal)

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Good Samaritans

Shelby Slaughter, 18, a recent graduate of Apache Junction High School (pictured on the far right) receives a certificate of recognition for performing CPR and helping to save the life of Jesus Molina who went into cardiac arrest at a branch of Chase Bank in east Mesa on Aug. 17. Pictured on the far left is Bill Hayes, deputy chief for Mesa’s East Station and Forrest Smith (center), spokesman for the Mesa Fire Department. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]

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Good Samaritans

Shelby Slaughter, 18, a teller at a branch of Chase Bank in east Mesa (fourth from the right), and bank customer Don Taylor (third from right) being recognized on Wednesday as part of the Mesa fire Department’s Good Samaritans in Action program for performing CPR on Jesus Molina (5th from right) who went into cardiac arrest inside the bank on Aug. 17. It marked the first time Slaughter, Taylor and Molina saw each other since that day at the bank. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]

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Good Samaritans

On May 18th, Mesa fire and emergency paramedics responded to an accident where a motorcycle driver was hit by a pickup truck. The motorcycle caught fire. Lisa Ornelas and her son Zach along with Steve Chriscaden pulled the driver away from the flames. Steve called 911 and began compressions. Lisa and Zach then continued CPR while firefighters extinguished the flames. Unfortunately the motorcyclist died from his injuries. Lisa Ornelas is pictured second from the right, her son, Zach, 17, is third from the right on Tuesday as they are being recognized for their efforts as part of the Mesa Fire Department’s Good Samaritans in Action program. Bill Hayes, deputy chief of Mesa’s east station is on the far left. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]

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Good Samaritans

On May 21st, Robert Joyner noticed a man in a van ahead of him on the U.S. 60 driving erratically and started to follow in suspicion. He followed in his car swerving back and forth to keep other cars away from the hazardous van, at which point other drivers caught on and started to do the same. They tried their best to stop him and prevent an accident. The man, who was suffering from insulin shock, ended up crashing into the center divider cables of US 60 at a high rate speed. That’s when Joyner got out to check on the driver. Joyner, who was honored on Wednesday as part of the Mesa Fire Department’s Good Samaritans in Action program, showed real compassion for the stranger and made a tremendous difference in what could have been a tragic outcome. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]