WITH VIDEO: North Port Police officer rescues child from being hit by car on US 41

NORTH PORT — North Port Police Sgt. James Shield acted quickly to save a small child with developmental delays running down U.S. 41 earlier this month.

The youngster, who authorities stated has some developmental disabilities, got around “safeguards” and wandered out onto the busy roadway.

The North Port Police Department posted a video about the situation on social media, speaking about what happened. The incident, according to the dashcam time stamp, was about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 5…

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