After witnessing an elderly pedestrian struck down by a truck, a Philadelphia police officer lay down on the scorching road to comfort the dying woman in her final moments. The victim’s family is calling the officer a “guardian angel.”
On July 21, 80-year-old Maryalice McGrath was crossing an intersection in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, when she was hit by an oncoming truck. Maryalice, a lifelong resident of Port Richmond, was on her way home, reports WPVI.
