Pedestrian critically injured when struck by car after pushing infant to safety on Hempstead Avenue in Oceanside, Long Island, New York
NANNY PUSHES STROLLER OUT OF WAY TO SAVE BABY AS CAR HITS HER
Police said witnesses told them she pushed the stroller out of the way just in time before she was struck by a car making a left turn. Lt. James Vafeades of the Rockville Centre Police Department said he's usually reluctant to use the term "hero" but that it applies in this case.
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