Hero cop puts her body on the line: Police officer saves student from oncoming car and takes the hit herself - miraculously receiving only minor injuries
A Maryland crossing guard is being a hailed a hero for saving a young girl by throwing her out of the way of an oncoming car before taking a hit and being struck herself. A Maryland crossing guard is being a hailed a hero for saving a young girl by throwing her out of the way of an oncoming car before taking a hit and being struck herself. Surveillance footage captured the moment Corporal Annette Goodyear, a 13-year veteran of the North East Police Department in Cecil County, Maryland, helped a middle school student cross a street Friday morning near North East Middle School, officials said.
Wearing an orange poncho on what appears to be a rainy day, Goodyear is seen giving an approaching vehicle the 'stop' signal with her hand as a child begins to cross the street.
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Corporal Annette Goodyear is seen giving an approaching vehicle the 'stop' signal with her hand as a child crosses the street

When the car doesn't stop, Goodyear acts swiftly and grabs the girl by the shoulders and shoves her out of the way before she herself is struck by the vehicle

Goodyear is then seen laying on her back in the street while the young girl, onlookers and the female driver of the sedan come to her aid

Surveillance footage captured the moment Corporal Annette Goodyear of the North East Police Department (pictured) helped a middle school student cross a street Friday morningDespite her 'stop' signal, a black sedan comes into frame at full speed toward Goodyear and the young girl.
Acting swiftly, Goodyear grabs the girl by the shoulders and shoves her out of the way before she herself is struck by the vehicle.
Goodyear is then seen laying on her back in the street while the young girl, onlookers and the female driver of the sedan come to her aid.
Goodyear suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital and released shortly after.
Police have not said whether the driver will face charges, NBC Washington reported.
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