Buda’s new chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) April 3 awarded Buda Police Officer DeMerriell Young its inaugural Public Safety Award.
Young was nominated for the award by Police Chief Bo Kidd for his service during a horrific train accident involving a young teenager in 2016.
The accident occurred when 13-year-old Tanley Yacos was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train on March 26, 2016. Yacos and a friend, who was sleeping at Yacos’ house, had both snuck out and were walking along the tracks when the accident happened.
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