Posted on 04/07/2023 1:49:16 PM PDT by lowbridge
A truck driver has been recognized for acting to protect students who were boarding a school bus from a passenger vehicle driver in Alabama on Tuesday.
The incident took place on the morning of April 4 in Odenville, Alabama, as the driver of a black sedan reportedly attempted to pass a school bus while children were loading.
A semi truck driver spotted the car driver attempting to pass the bus and edged his vehicle into the path of the car to block it from passing the bus and possibly injuring students.
The incident was partially caught on video by Katie Thornburg, who wrote:
“The guy in that 18-wheeler is a true HERO! He potentially saved the lives of several OES/OIS students this morning as a car appeared to attempt to pass a bus that was stopped to load students. The black Altima/Maxima drove out of line and the truck driver swerved out in front of it, preventing what could have been a very tragic event. I was sick to my stomach and actually closed my eyes because I didn’t want to watch if the worse happened. I am so thankful he was there this morning to potentially save all those lives. He pulled into Angler Recycling and I pulled in behind him to thank him! We should all be very thankful for his swift action this morning that likely prevented a tragedy.”
The truck driver was later identified by Thornburg as Ty McDanal.
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Big Joe should buy him a cup of coffee.
Ty McDanal really is a hero. He put his job on the line to prevent children from getting injured or killed by an idiot.
A lot of companies like FedEx, Amazon, or etc. would have fired him.
Good work Ty. Odenville is about 60 miles from me. In a day where bad stories dominate, it is nice to hear a good story with a good ending.
I don’t think this story would have been so incredibly inflated for the American adults of 60 years ago.
“Tell’m Big Joe set you up...”
Phantom 309
Awesome.
My son is a trucker and leans toward the professional end of the industry, not the hack side.
His mission is to teach kids what their parents don’t. The arm pump.
Did they get the name of the driver he blocked? That person needs a good doxing.
We had a case in Louisville a few years ago where a woman sped around a properly stopped school bus on a local road and murdered 2 children.
The Phantom 309 makes a brief return.
That person needs a $1000 fine.
Joe B. hates truckers
Great Red Sovine reference
It could have been slaughter but he turned his wheel.
Thanks. I couldn’t get it to load from the article site.
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