The Brief
- APS worker Robert Butler saved a toddler from running into oncoming traffic along a busy downtown Phoenix street.
- The March 19 incident was caught on camera and happened near Grant Street and 2nd Avenue.
PHOENIX – Right place at the right time, or divine intervention?
What they’re saying:
Surveillance video shows the moments just after 3:10 p.m. on March 19 when APS troubleshooter Robert Butler is driving down Grant Street and 2nd Avenue. He notices a wagon and umbrella on the sidewalk. Thinking it’s odd, he then realizes that a toddler, estimated to be around 3 years old, is booking it up the sidewalk, unaware that a very busy street is ahead of him.…