New Orleans native’s 20-mile walk to first day of new job earns him praise, new car
Published 9:52 am Wednesday, July 18, 2018
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama college student whose car broke down just before his first day of work made the 20-mile journey on foot, a feat that earned him fame — and a new car.
News outlets report that hours before his first day working for Bellhops movers, Walter Carr, a New Orleans native, set out from Homewood at midnight, making it to Pelham by 4 a.m. Friday. There, he encountered Pelham police officers, who took him to breakfast and dropped him at his assignment.