Gene Benthal has been honored by Bootheel Area Rapid Transportation (BART) for 12 years of accident-free driving.
BART provides van transportation between Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois to St. Louis' Lambert Airport.
Benthal has been with the company since it opened.
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