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A West Point football player has received the Carnegie Medal for helping save a man's life after a fiery crash in Fort Montgomery.

Larry Pickett Jr. was honored with the award after rescuing a 65-year-old driver from a burning vehicle following a crash in late August.

Fire officials said Pickett and his father navigated around downed electrical wires to reach the trapped driver and pull him to safety.

The driver has since recovered. Fire crews called the rescue effort "miraculous."