Patrick M. Maloney saved Eyiowuawi R. A. Gbolahan from assault, Chicago, Illinois, December 31, 1988. Gbolahan, 36, had stopped at the scene of a motor vehicle accident, where one of the motorists involved was arguing with the other. When Gbolahan tried to calm the enraged motorist, the motorist produced a knife and threatened Gbolahan with it. Maloney, 27, one of two paramedics sent in response to the accident, saw the assault and immediately ran to the scene. Maloney struggled with the assailant, overpowered him, and gained possession of the knife.
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