Three Klickitat County Sheriff’s Deputies and a citizen have received a life-saving award from the Washington State Patrol for their actions in helping a state trooper who had been seriously injured in a patrol vehicle accident near Goldendale last June. Deputies Randy Wells, Chance Leroue, and Dustin Vorce were first on the scene of the accident on Highway 142 near Olson Road to provide aid to WSP Trooper Anthony Maton, who was responding to another collision when he left the road, struck a tree, and become entrapped in his car. Maton was eventually airlifted to a hospital with multiple broken bones and a serious head injury, which he continues to recover from. Washington State Police Chief presented the awards to the three troopers along with Klickitat County resident Colby Cain, who reported the accident to 9-1-1.