'He almost hit me. I froze, but then I realized I had to jump out of the way,' one of the children said.
A Florida police officer was disciplined after they were caught on video nearly hitting a grandma and five kids with their SUV, the department said.A Florida police officer has been disciplined after nearly hitting a grandmother and five children.
Denise Ford, the mother of those children, said if the incident wasn't caught on camera, the officer might not have been punished.Video shows moments after mountain lion attacks dog, dragging elderly animal out of California home In the Ring video, a car appears to brake to avoid hitting a school bus that's out of frame. Then comes the police SUV. The officer swerved into a yard to avoid hitting the bus, but nearly hits the children.
"He almost hit me. I froze, but then I realized I had to jump out of the way," one of Ford's children said. "What if you would have hit my kids? You didn't stop to say, 'Hey, is they okay?' I was traumatized. I was like, 'Lord have mercy.' Like, what if? What if? What if?" Ford said.Copyright © 2022 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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