RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Sergeant Clinton Sebastian of the Englewood Police District has been credited with resuscitating a toddler on May 11, 2014, after the unresponsive child was removed from a stolen vehicle; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his heroism by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, The stolen sport utility vehicle swerved in traffic and crashed into a brick building on the northwest corner of West 59th Street and Damen Avenue shortly before midnight; and
WHEREAS, The driver of the damaged vehicle, which was found to have been reported stolen, fled on foot in an unknown direction; and
WHEREAS, The non-responsive child had suffered blunt trauma and was removed from under the front seat by a civilian witness shortly before the vehicle burst into flames; and
WHEREAS, Arriving at the crash scene, Sergeant Clinton Sebastian sprang into action and performed CPR on the four-year-old boy who was resuscitated and taken by Fire Department ambulance to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital; and
WHEREAS, During his career of public service, Sergeant Clinton Sebastian has upheld the finest and most noble traditions of the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Clinton Sebastian joined the Chicago Police Department in 1997 and was promoted to his current rank in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Clinton Sebastian has distinguished himself in the line of duty on numerous occasions and is the recipient of six Department Commendations, 142 Honorable Mentions and two Life Saving Awards; and
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-eighth day of May, 2014, do hereby recognize the heroic actions of Sergeant Clinton Sebastian and do hereby commend him for his unwavering dedication and professionalism; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Sergeant Clinton Sebastian.
Alderman - 14th Ward