BWI officer is given award, named Officer of the Year

Officer Gregory L. Justice Jr. of Pasadena has been given the Maryland Transportation Authority's Life Saving Award and was named Officer of the Year for the Baltimore-Washington International Airport Detachment for last year.

Justice, who graduated from the authority's police academy in May, was honored at a recent awards ceremony at authority headquarters near Key Bridge.

He received the lifesaving award for treating a person who had collapsed on D pier at the airport with an apparent heart attack last September. Justice performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until paramedics arrived.

His Officer of the Year award was based on his overall performance.

Pub Date: 4/09/99