{"id":1060083,"date":"2021-11-27T17:13:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1060083"},"modified":"2021-11-27T17:13:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:13:48","slug":"video-school-bus-driver-praised-for-saving-child-in-nick-of-time-youre-our-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-school-bus-driver-praised-for-saving-child-in-nick-of-time-youre-our-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO &#8211; School Bus Driver Praised for Saving Child in Nick of Time: &#039;You&#039;re Our Hero&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-school-bus-driver-praised-for-saving-child-in-nick-of-time-youre-our-hero%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1060083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/school-bus-stop-sign-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Neighbors in Elk Ridge, Utah, are calling one of their school bus drivers a hero following an extremely close call at a local bus stop.<\/p>\n<p>A driver who failed to pay attention to a school bus stop sign might have injured or killed a little girl if it had not been for the quick thinking of a bus driver named Curtis Going, KSL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/50290791\/nebo-school-district-bus-driver-credited-with-saving-girls-life\">reported<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>For the past six years, Going has not grown tired of rising early to his alarm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was supposed to be a temp job for me,\u201d Going said, chuckling.<\/p>\n<p>He works for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NeboSchoolDistrict\">Nebo School District<\/a> and enjoys getting to know the children.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe kids are amazing. They really are. They\u2019re a lot smarter thank [sic] you think,\u201d he noted, adding, \u201cBut yet they tell some funny stories that come from home whether it\u2019s embarrassing or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an incident that occurred recently has stayed with him.<\/p>\n<p>The story involved both a student who had stepped off his bus and the driver of a silver vehicle who apparently ignored the red lights and stop sign extending from the bus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s getting ready to cross the road and I look over in my mirror and I see this car coming up pretty quick and I realize he\u2019s not stopping,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Going immediately stuck his arms out the driver\u2019s side window and also honked the horn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Thankfully, the honk caused the girl to jump backwards and miss the car by mere inches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a close call. Maybe too close,\u201d Going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IgT-FoYF96A\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The car swerved but kept traveling down the road.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, neighbors presented Going with a huge show of thanks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI put it on our community page, and we had 30-40 people out here with a great big sign, \u2018you\u2019re our hero,&#8217;\u201d the child\u2019s mother, Allison Dawn, said. \u201cHe saved my daughter\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going was simply relieved the girl was not hurt, stating, \u201cEverything turned out OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Utah Department of Public Safety\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/highwaysafety.utah.gov\/pedestrian-and-bicycle-safety\/school-bus-safety\/\">urged<\/a> drivers to watch for children, slow down, and be prepared to stop when they see a school bus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neighbors in Elk Ridge, Utah, are calling one of their school bus drivers a hero following an extremely close call at a local bus stop. 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