Maryland Police Officer Sees Student About to Be Hit by Car at Crosswalk—So She Gets Hit to Save Her Life

Maryland Police Officer Sees Student About to Be Hit by Car at Crosswalk—So She Gets Hit to Save Her Life
Courtesy of Cecil County Board of Education/Bus Patrol
The Associated Press
Updated:

A Maryland police officer is being credited with saving a middle school student from being hit by a car, officials say.

Corporal Annette Goodyear of the North East Police Department was directing traffic on Friday, Feb. 4 at a crosswalk when the North East Middle School student entered the intersection. The officer then realized that an approaching car was not going to be able to stop in time and reacted quickly by pushing the student out of the way. The officer herself was struck by the car.