When your vehicle is moving, DON'T just la di da, I'm just gonna stay in lane, listen to the radio, update my Wastebook status, text my homies. Seen way too many people do this. I just shake my head. Hence instead of staying centered in my lane, I put myself to the far right/left of my lane. That extra 2-3 feet has saved me countless near accidents from the other drivers. Anything could happen. A plane's door could fall out of the sky, or eject waste. Animals could be on the road, potholes, kids throwing rocks over the bridge, a bridge could just collapsed because of a ship, etc...
@@parasyte676not necessarily. At five years old he’s in school and I’m sure they talk about being on time and not being absent from school. Plus he knew his mother and grandmother had to work so he took it upon himself to get to school !! Five year olds are too smart for their own good sometimes!!!
@@parasyte676 I figure they are saying, that if the parents let this happen they will let him get into other bad things. Then he will victimize someone later in life because of his poor upbringing. But this could be a one time thing.
@@dixonpinfold2582the driver is absolutely going to have ptsd driving. That near miss could absolutely be haunting to him. It may even haunt his nightmares you dont know how he is coping with this. I agree he is traumatized. It will have long lasting implications.
@@meganhoward8820 Your comment matches your profile pic, Dr. Howard. And as a psychiatrist no doubt eminent in your profession, you should know better than to diagnose patients over RU-vid clips.
I used to have to walk to school at that age, in Anchorage, Alaska in total darkness. The only solution the school had to so many of us kids being hit by cars was to have a woman there sew reflector tape on our winter gear. My Dad never thought anything of it because he says at that age he was taking the subway to school in Queens, New York. Once I had a 5 year old of my own & he could barely wipe his own butt I realized how crazy all of that really is & I just homeschool mine.
@@ingy291You were in Alaska it gets dark half the year there this was in Arkansas and kids that age don’t go til 8 to 9. It’d of been light out for him if he was going to school. And he’s FIVE YEARS OLD walking by himself. Some five year olds wear diapers because they still aren’t fully potty trained
An old friend of mine was a delivery driver. Early in the morning he was driving to work and saw a blanket wrapped up on the side of the highway. Something told him to stop. Turns out, it was an abandoned new born baby. He called 911 and drove the baby to the nearest hospital. Angels are real.
Why does everyone immediately start telling their own story on youtube??? NARCISSISM that's the reason...this isn't about you Randy or your old friend.
@@user-gn6uc5dn6ubecause people can relate and tell their story too. Haven’t you ever talked to someone and they were telling a story and you can relate to it somehow so you tell them your story as well? Same thing.
This is why its so important to keep your eyes on the road when you are driving, because you never know what might happen to split second you take your eyes off the road
Same can be said about watching your kids. I never let my 4yo walk in a parking lot without holding their hand. I never leave them unattended. I understand how life as a parent can be difficult but you just have to dig deep and try harder.
@@dentalnovember Yeah, them black folks should not have attacked that Uber driver. It's their fault. If your dog runs out into the street, & I hit it, is it my fault???? I should have been a better driver to avoid it, but definitely not my fault.
@@superbadsam23 There's a video that I just saw less than 1 month ago, where an Uber or delivery driver was in an apartment complex delivering food or just got done dropping someone off. A child, under 5 ran out, the dude hit the child. The parents got mad & attacked the guy.
"Thay had to work" so that means either.. They left and actually went to a job and left him alone at home. or they "work from home" and ignored him. either way, they need to pay
Did you listen to the entire clip? The mother called 911 to report him missing at the same time this all happened. That would mean he chose to leave by himself.
What you said made no sense. If CPS found no problem then that means you don't understand the full story. Which you would have more info if you watched the final news clip
Thankfully this driver was alert. A similar thing happened to my youngest when he was seven. He was waiting to cross the street with his older brothers (16 & 18) when my youngest just ran into the road. Traffic was going about 35-40. The driver caught the movement out of the corner of his eye and swerved just enough that my son hit the side of his mini van. He was banged up but nothing serious. I couldn’t thank that man enough for bring so attentive.
Definitely better to be out walking and hit a car rather than have the car hit you! That was surely terrifying for the brothers, who never expected their 7-year-old brother to do anything remotely like that. Maybe he misheard something they said while they were waiting for traffic to clear enough for crossing and thought they said “Now!” I can see how something like that could easily happen, especially if they had said to him something like, “Now, don’t go until we say the word, then-run as fast as you can!” That would explain why he actually RAN INTO a car (in addition to the driver’s great reflexes, since obviously the boy almost ran right in front of it)-he was concentrating on running as fast as he could, trusting his brothers, and not watching the cars or the overall scene himself. (Seven-year-olds often seem to have this kind of tunnel vision, which can at times come in handy-obviously, this would not be one of those times.) Then, being boys and prone to tease each other, one of them (I’m guessing the 16-year-old) was teasing at a time when he figured it was incredibly obvious that it was NOT time to go and didn’t realize little brother was not paying the same attention to the traffic as he was himself, and the 7-year-old took him seriously. THAT particular moment (IF this is what really happened) would have been so horrifying for the middle brother-for both of the older brothers but especially for him-that I bet he went OCD for at least awhile with respect to his little brother’s safety and also OCD about when it’s okay to tease and when it isn’t, not to mention over-estimating the ability of younger children to navigate complex scenarios. That’s just the first plausible scenario that came to mind when presented with the mental picture of 3 brothers of those particular ages trying to cross a busy street and the youngest running INTO a car. The whole event might have happened a different way entirely in reality-probably did. If it did happen that way though, I bet the brothers all got a LOT of mileage (so to speak) out of that story for years to come … and thank God this near-tragedy had a happy ending!
At least half the miracle was putting the right man at the right place at the right time. Nice to know someone upstairs has faith in you. Well done sir. Well done.
I don't know why but this comment really resonated with me. To live one's life in such a rewarding way that you are someone that can be used as a vessel or messenger to help other people.
@@suddenlysolo2170 The man in the video already gave credit to God for his driving skills in the video. So do the reporters, cant really take that out of the video. Lol This person is asking for God to make this man not worry about what could have happened.
So angels guiding everyone? Maybe those angels could have guided the 5yo away from the road. And if he'd been hit, I guess the angels did that as well? SMH, the logic is not with your statement.
@@Daniel-xg3ul Those angels conveniently like to duck their heads and hide when kids are being abducted for trafficking though. I guess their God just doesn't love those ones as much?
My youngest was like an escape artist. He could pick some locks, undo & crawl out of his carseat when I was driving, pull out cabinet drawers & use for steps to climb. We had deadbolts at the top of our doors, and I prayed all the time God would protect him & keep him alive. I used a " leash" type piece of elastic holding his wrist to mine long before they invented them for children. I got dirty looks sometimes but I didn't care, we kept him safe, by Gods grace! People often don't realise how hard it is to contain a child sometimes.
My neighbors toddler climbed a six foot fence ,crawled into neighbors doggie door twice, last time he plugged in curling iron while neighbors at work. His mom immediately called neighbor at work who saved the day with swift return. He also stood behind cars or climbed on their roof. It was years before I could pull out my car without getting out to double check than pray he wouldn't run out from nowhere😢
My son was a "wild man" too and I had to resort to a leash to keep him alive. He's 35 now, a decorated firefighter, husband and great father! Totally worth the dirty looks!
@@jmazz1127 Ecclesiastes 3 “There is an occasion for everything and a time for every activity under heaven: A time to be born and a time to die…”. And if the child had been killed his angels would have taken him to heaven. Life is a mystery for man but its end is known from the beginning with God. About 80 minutes from now is my son’s birthday (April 4). He would have been 43. We lost him 22 years ago at age 21 and his angels also took him home. This is the only peace one can have knowing they are in a better place with the pain and suffering (physical, mental, emotional) over with. The lies, deceit, jealousy, deception, betrayal in this sinful world are beyond reach there and someday it will be the same for us. (A “friend’s” jealousy prompted him to ambush and kill my son and though I miss him every day, I know where he is and that we will be reunited soon). Losing a child is something one gets through but never over but for an innocent child or a son or daughter who believes in Jesus, has repented to live by His example being baptized in the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, their angels will have carried them home. May whatever questions or doubts you have be answered through the Word of God. There isn’t much time left - may I recommend watching John MacArthur’s “When God Abandons a Nation” but there are many others which will give one hope, peace, and comfort! God bless …..
@@jmazz1127 We are all miracles just by being born. God created *_you_* so what have *_you_* done to help those children and be a miracle to them? Donate? Volunteer time?
@jmazz1127 was there time to come home to the lord. Obviously, the lord has plans for this boy. We are all here for a reason. Even if it's bad that turns into good.
I want details from the parents before I judge. I had a 7 yr old cousin that did something similar. His parents were fighting and he heard one of them say they have no time to do fun stuff in the morning because they got a kid to feed and take to school ect. He decided he was gonna help his parent by being a big boy and walk the mile to school by himself to give them time to have fun. He had no idea it was that kinda fun yet. He changed his dads alarm clock, left a note for his parents so they wouldn’t worry and snuck out. Well he did get to school and it was a safe route but his parents missed the note and called the police for a kidnapping. The police called the school and confirmed he was there so his parents went to get him. The whole family had a big come to Jesus moment and they were a better family after that. Nothing like the terror of possibly losing your child to make you analyze your life.
The story indicates the mom had called 911 to report the child missing. Exactly how the child got out is unclear but mom had noticed and called to report it as soon as she noticed. Given how early in the morning this was, it wouldn't surprise me if the child had slipped out before mom woke up.
We got those for my youngest brother and he would just pop them off the door handle. Some kids are really difficult to baby proof because people underestimate how smart they can be at escaping. My 2yo niece knows how to use keys to unlock things and it's terrifying. All keys are put up high but it's only a matter of time until she figures out how to climb stuff to reach them.
That’s terrible where are the parents just yesterday and an old woman tried to cross the street what I did was parked my car block traffic sideways so I can let her across nobody would let her across people are demons thank God this man saw this little child
IT'S A MIRACLE this guy saw child in 3 seconds & did not wreck his truck... demonstrates that GOD (Higher Power) is always watching and using good people to do the right thing... KUDO's ....🥰😃😃😃😃😃🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Praise God! This is definitely a godly man. He gets to live with the best memory of devine intervention. I hope God answers his prsyer to meet this little boy.❤️
This happened to me one night as I was on patrol. I top a hill and there’s a little guy on his riding toy in the middle of my lane. He was near some apartments so I looked for more toys. I noticed an apartment with more toys out front so I took a chance and knocked. It was about 1 am and the parents showed me the door he must have used. There were no charges filed because I saw no negligence. I informed them that if it happened again, they would definitely have to answer for it, because better locks will stop him from wandering. He was 3 years old.
The fact you was a cop and didn't take the proper actions to hold the parents accountable is crazy!!! So Glad your not a cop anymore. . People like you are the reason people get let out of jails when they need to be locked up. . .
@@chefhood The apartment was immaculate and the fridge was full. The parents were both crying and extremely grateful, loving on the child and I didn’t see any reason or justification to risk having the child put in an unknown place, subject to abuse of all kinds. It’s people like the ones whining, the ones who support zero tolerance with no common sense, who have helped ruin society. Let’s just expel little Johnny who left a muddy butter knife in his backpack from where he was digging in the yard the day before. Because we need zero tolerance with no thought to the outcome. None of you were there, I kept an eye on that family and the kids were flourishing and happy.
@@brendangranger3684who gives a fuck what the parents were doing? If I was getting attacked by a bear my kid wouldn't be walking on the fucking interstate you 🤡
Similar story happened to me: During Covid after 2am I was on my way to scrub an ER vet clinic when a small child stepped out from the darkness into my lane. If it wasn’t for her Frozen bright blue PJs I wouldn’t have seen her. I swerved and hit the brakes I looked behind me and I didn’t see her. I get out the SUV and see her running barefoot towards a busy intersection. Lots of nice bars are on this street we were on. I see 2 sports cars lined up gunning it a towards the intersection from about 1/4 mile away and I run as fast as I can screaming waving my arms in the air as I’m praying I reach this girl before she gets hit…the corvette saw me and started hitting their brakes then swerves to the other lane and keeps going. I ask the girl “can I pick you up” and she turns around I notice she has Down syndrome. I pick her up and run towards a gate guard post outside of a neighborhood. I told him to call the cops. As he did I did a quick visual check on the little girl for any blood. She was just dirty and barefoot. The cops are on their way so I left the girl with the gate guard and went to work. THEN as I pull into the Vet clinic I get a call from the PD and they want me to come back. The girl was missing for a few hours. She wandered out of her house. The cops gave me a report to show my boss why I was late and then the cops said I should apply to work there instead lol the parents didn’t even bother to stay to thank me kinda bothers me neither parent wanted to thank me personally or see who the stranger was who picked their kid up.
Absolutely amazing reflexes! So grateful he saved him! I’ve worked placing barrels on the freeway at night and have seen a barrel hit very close to me and it is terrifying.
@@grumpyoldlady_rantsI had to rewrite my answer. You have to be a real crap parent to say 'ok' to your 5 year old saying he's going to walk to school.
My heart stopped. The boy and the driver definitely had angels surrounding them. I hope the driver and his son are doing well. I know it would take me a long while to overcome those emotions.
@@UlrichW-mm8yz Most parents teach their children how to actually listen , which seems like your parents clearly didn’t with you. They didn’t send him off to school he decided on his own, mum was on the phone with 911 reporting him missing.
Not only was this man's reaction time lightening speed, somehow the lane beside him was empty so he was able to swerve partially into it. This man had God's hand on him, to save that child.
it’s quite sad that this 5 year old boy felt like he had to take matters into his own hands. seems like his mother did care though given that she did call for help in finding him. hopefully this moves people to help this family have an alternative just in case schedules get crossed again. it definitely takes a village.
Wow. Thank you for not being a tiny bit distracted that morning. A glance in the rear view mirror is all it would have taken for this to be a different headline.
We had a 4 year old boy hit and killed by an elderly man in the middle of the night last week, i think it was. He was walking with his parent's and walked out into the street. The man was so devastated. It took them a while to get him to let go of his steering wheel.
Okay. So, this is why the mother or parents are not charged with a crime. The child was reported missing. I had my son escape our house and he was missing for 10 hours. The Kuwaiti police major wanted to toss me in jail for child neglect, but gave me a strong ⚠️ warning only because we called in our missing son. Needless to say, I added an additional lock to our front door the next day.
@@Everydayisagood11 Thanks. Much appreciate your reply. That Kuwait police major told me next incident I will be jailed. Happy that 5 years old boy and driver are uninjured. Blessings!
If he had even changed the radio station for 1 second or glanced at his phone or GPS, the baby would have been killed. And the drivers lighting fast reaction is incredible. Guardian angels were on duty that day🎉
I've seen what can happen when an adult tries to cross a hwy like this. It was dark, she got hit in front of me. It was gruesome and she didn't make it. I couldn't imagine this happening to this (or any) child. So thankful this man was paying attention and his reaction time was intact.
God Bless those two Cowboys for saving that child. I can not even imagine how the dad felt after he swerved, wondering did he just hit that child. Good Man! His son is a Good Man too for getting to that kid so fast as to save him from any other vehicle hitting him. I hope he gets to meet his angels.
Found toddler on side of fast lane, I kept telling myself it's real it's real. Strange how upsetting it is even 50 years later. God is good and His timing is everything to me❤❤❤ Father Son Holy Spirit
If someone had been right behind this truck and didn’t also swerve this could have been so bad. God was guiding all these people so he could survive. Where is this baby’s adults? I cannot imagine.
Swerving like that when you're hitched up to 5 tons of trailer is DANGEROUS and can be difficult to recover. He obviously had his load well balanced and tied down, and good reflexes from experience towing heavy like that.
