Officer

California Highway Patrol

12/25/1981

Special Act Award (Gold)

Officer Shelby Setters was assigned to the Central Los Angeles Officer and was only 15 minutes into her first regular shift when she and her partner Todd Upton spotted a flaming two-car accident on the Santa Monica Freeway. Officer Upton got the unit's fire extinguisher and Officer Setters ran to the burning cars. While passing motorists helped the victim in one car, Officer Setters entered the other burning vehicle twice to rescue the passenger and the driver. She smothered the burning clothes of one victim with her own body. Officer Shelby Setters was the first woman CHP Officer to receive a Medal of Valor.