Video footage shows the terrifying moment an Arizona toddler ran out into oncoming traffic , and was nearly mowed down by two different cars. The distressing footage came from a nearby woman’s dashcam.
On Friday, November 8, 2024, the woman was driving through Mesa, Arizona, with her 7-year-old son in the car when she spotted a toddler running into a busy intersection.
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The woman looking on was ‘completely hysterical.’
When she found herself witnessing the terrifying situation, the woman didn’t know what to do. Because her 7-year-old son was in the backseat of her car, she didn’t want to use her car to block traffic and potentially put her own child in danger.
In the video shared with AZFamily , the woman can be heard screaming. “When you look at the video, I’m completely hysterical because I feel hopeless,” she told the news outlet.
She didn’t know what to do.
The video shows cars driving past the toddler, just barely missing him. Because the woman didn’t want to use her car to block traffic, she tried to come up with another solution.