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Jan 5, 2007 7:56 pm US/Eastern

Sen. Clinton Praises Subway Hero With Resolution

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SLIDESHOW OF THE DAY: 2006 Newsmakers Remembered
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― The accolades continue for hero Wesley Autrey, who has been showered with praise after he saved a teenager earlier this week who had fallen onto subway tracks.

Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton said Friday she was introducing a U.S. Senate resolution recognizing Autrey's "uncommon valor and tremendous bravery."

The resolution comes three days after Autrey rushed to the aid of Cameron Hollopeter, a 19-year-old film student. Lawmakers must vote on the resolution.

Hollopeter, of Littleton, Mass., suffered a seizure while waiting for a train and fell onto the tracks as a train approached the Harlem station. Autrey, a 50-year-old construction worker, jumped onto the tracks, pulled Hollopeter into a small trough and smothered him with his body as the train passed over them, barely escaping death. Hollopeter remained hospitalized Friday in stable condition.

In a statement, Hollopeter's family said Autrey "deserves all of the attention and the accolades that are now being bestowed upon him."

On Thursday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called Autrey "the hero of Harlem" as he gave him the Bronze Medallion, the city's highest award for civic achievement.

Donald Trump awarded Autrey $10,000. He has received $2,500 from the New York Film Academy to start a scholarship fund for his children, and he has been given tickets and a backstage tour to the Broadway musical "The Lion King." He did the morning news show circuit on Thursday and is to be flown to Los Angeles for an appearance next week on Ellen DeGeneres' show.

(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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