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Woman saves boy's life by blocking him from brutal crash

Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:09 pm
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge LA
Member since Sep 2006
36113 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:09 pm
Not really gore, but pretty brutal, especially in slow motion

Both survived. SHe is being honored for shielding the child who was not even hers.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WSVN) — A dangerous drive in Connecticut was caught on camera, when a car was seen slamming into pedestrians.

It’s hard to believe when you look at the surveillance video that nobody was killed when a speeding car crashed into pedestrians and slammed them into a building. However, police say it’s thanks to one woman that there were no fatalities.

“First of all, I want to say ‘Thank you’ to this good person,” said Bridgeport Police Chief A.J. Perez.

Police are now singling out the heroic actions of Shanta Jordan, whom you can clearly see jumping in front of the vehicle in an effort to push a little boy out of the car’s path. They say her body absorbed much of the impact, thereby saving the child’s life, though he was seriously injured.

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Amazing woman, she is so brave for that,” Jordan’s friend said. “If it wasn’t for her, that boy would not made it.”

Police say doctors initially thought they would have to amputate both of the boy’s legs, but surgeons in the hospital spent hours operating and spared him that fate.
They say if it was not for Jordan’s bravery, this little boy’s family would be grieving his loss.
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 8:16 pm
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101930 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:15 pm to
Damn, they are both lucky to be alive.
Posted by GreasyCracklin
Lafayette
Member since Apr 2005
471 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:16 pm to
That's great. Glad no one was killed. Looks like to me she decided on a direction to run and at point of impact was in front of the child. Hero? Sure, why not? Here's a sticker and a plaque.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57527 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:17 pm to
It kind of looks like she was trying to get out of the way and just happened to get in front of the kid

What's the deal with the second lady just running off?
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 8:18 pm
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
78068 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:17 pm to
Wow. Restores a little bit of my faith in people.
Posted by PaperPaintball92
Fly Navy
Member since Aug 2010
5297 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:18 pm to


I don't think she meant to shield the child. When she turned to run, she accidentally ran into him. She didn't do anything wrong but that wasn't on purpose.
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 9:56 pm
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62886 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:21 pm to
So, what was the dumbass driver's reason for sidewalk driving?
Posted by DAbully
Syria
Member since Dec 2016
1028 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:24 pm to
Lol the headlines actually say jumped in front of a car to shield him hahaha. You can even still see the cell at her head when she was hit. She ran by that kid like he wasn't there. Those big thighs helped to save his life so sure, give her a medal and call her what you want. But that is the furthest thing from purposely trying to save a life. Better to be lucky than good though so good for her being there.
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 8:29 pm
Posted by tankyank13
NOLA
Member since Nov 2012
7725 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:27 pm to
She was running away, practically running over that boy.

Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
66982 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:30 pm to
Car was black I'm sure
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119502 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:36 pm to
I had to play it real slow to see, and I finally did. She did put herself between the car and the kid. I would call that a hero.
Posted by Teton Tiger
Somewhere between here and there.
Member since Mar 2005
2994 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 8:37 pm to
Good thing she was not an undercover police. You would have never posted the story.
Posted by Glistening Member
Gramercy
Member since Nov 2007
744 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:19 pm to
That fast arse fricked that car up!
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 9:19 pm
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
131476 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:27 pm to
Amazing nobody was killed.

Tangerine would you have posted this if it were a white lady that got hit?

I'm not sure if the woman was motivated to save the child or just get out of the way. But I'm 100% certain of your motivation.
Posted by DudeK2
Metairie
Member since May 2017
234 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:31 pm to
Lmao

1. She was not trying to save that boy, she was running for her own life. Not saying I blame her, that's a horrifying situation and plenty of people would look out for themselves. I guess it's good she was there, at least she can milk it now.

2. If the woman was white, this topic wouldn't even exist right now.
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 9:36 pm
Posted by PrivatePublic
Member since Nov 2012
17848 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:54 pm to
Damn, how the frick did either survive that?

As for whether she was trying to save him or not it's tough to say, but if she was, she definitely wasn't trying an effective method by getting between him and the car. That's still a ton of metal that's going to bear down on him even if she is in the way.

Would have been better to have tried to push him out of the car's way, but she clearly wasn't trying to grab him.
Posted by Geauxtigersfootball
Member since Jan 2017
70 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 12:11 am to
Little guy should be thankful the car took her out...if that big bitch ran him over he might not have made it
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
24604 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:43 am to
Yeah this woman was not shielding anyone she was simply trying to get out of the way. Someone trying to make her out as a hero so the donations will start coming in. Glad they are both alive but come on people, no attempt to protect anyone. She simply tried to get out of the way herself.
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