AAA Mid-Atlantic Honors North East Corporal Annette Goodyear

NORTH EAST, MD (March 10, 2022) – AAA Mid-Atlantic presented Corporal Annette Goodyear of the North East Police Department with a Life Saving Award, the club’s highest honor, last evening, during the North East Town Board Meeting in North East, Maryland.

On February 4, 2022, Corporal Goodyear was conducting crossing guard duties when she pulled North East Middle School student, Violet Watt out of harm’s way of an approaching car, and was subsequently struck herself, saving the life of the student.

“At AAA, we have long-standing partnerships with the law enforcement community and have great respect and appreciation for our police officers and the dangers they face every day,” said AAA Mid-Atlantic’s Public and Government Affairs Manager, Ragina Cooper Ali, who is also a former Baltimore Police Officer. “While you may consider your actions as simply doing your job, we applaud you for your quick and selfless actions in saving the life of a young student,” Ali added.

In honor of Corporal Goodyear’s courage and heroism, AAA presented her with a plaque, a 5-year AAA Premier membership, a AAA Visa gift card and other AAA items. The auto club also presented North East Police Department Chief, Stephen Yates with a $1,000 donation to support the North East Police Department’s traffic safety endeavors.

As the founder of the AAA School Safety Patrol program, which started in 1920, AAA has a proud tradition and long standing commitment to the safety of students in our community. The AAA School Safety Patrol program instills students with a sense of responsibility and leadership as they protect classmates going to and from school each day. There are approximately 30,000 AAA School Safety Patrollers in Maryland, many in Cecil County, watching out for the safety of students walking to school, boarding buses or arriving/departing in parent pick-up zones.

About AAA:

AAA provides automotive, travel, and insurance services to more than 62,000,000 members nationwide and nearly 2,700,000 members in Maryland. AAA advocates for the safety and mobility of its members and has been committed to outstanding road service for more than 100 years. AAA is a non-stock, membership corporation working on behalf of motorists, who can map a route, access a COVID travel restriction map, find local gas prices and electric vehicle charging stations, discover discounts, book a hotel, and track their roadside assistance service with the AAA Mobile app (AAA.com/mobile) for iPhone, iPad and Android. For more information on joining or renewing a Membership, visit www.AAA.com.