An Alabama woman, Alacia Rutledge, received life-changing advice when she was pulled over for speeding by State Trooper Ben Brown in August 2022. Struggling with a dead-end job and financial hardships, Rutledge admitted to Brown that she couldn’t afford the ticket. Instead of issuing a citation, Brown offered something more valuable—career guidance.
During their 10 to 15-minute conversation, Brown suggested that Rutledge consider a career in nursing, writing on her warning slip, “Promise me you’ll go to scrub or nursing school, and slow down, and I won’t give you a ticket.”
Rutledge took his words to heart. She enrolled in a two-year surgical technology program at Bevill State Community College in Jasper, Alabama. Last month, she graduated and now works as a surgical technician at the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital. For more details about this inspiring story, visit CBS News.
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Rutledge’s journey from a simple traffic stop to a fulfilling career shows the power of compassion and encouragement. Trooper Brown’s impact was so profound that he attended her graduation, witnessing the difference his words had made. Rutledge now credits him for helping her turn her life around. Brown, in turn, feels that this experience made his career worthwhile.
