{"id":2293731,"date":"2024-07-12T17:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hero-truck-driver-reveals-how-he-saved-miracle-baby-while-driving-down-interstate\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T18:02:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T22:02:54","slug":"hero-truck-driver-reveals-how-he-saved-miracle-baby-while-driving-down-interstate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hero-truck-driver-reveals-how-he-saved-miracle-baby-while-driving-down-interstate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero Truck Driver Reveals How He Saved &#8216;Miracle Baby&#8217; While Driving Down Interstate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fhero-truck-driver-reveals-how-he-saved-miracle-baby-while-driving-down-interstate%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=2293731&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--><p>Reginald \u2062Walton, a trucker from Texarkana, Texas, was driving his 18-wheeler on Interstate 10 in Louisiana when he noticed what he thought was \u200ba discarded\u2063 baby doll on the \u200dside of the\u2064 road. Upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-no-it-isnt-easier-to-buy-a-gun-than-vote-but-it-should-be\/\" title=\"WALSH: No, It Isn\u2019t Easier To Buy A Gun Than Vote. But It Should Be.\u00a0\">closer inspection<\/a>, he realized it was a 1-year-old child \u200cwho\u200d had been abandoned\u200c and left alone for \u200dtwo days after his 4-year-old\u2062 brother \u2062was found dead. The child \u2063was a &#8220;miracle \u200bbaby,&#8221; surviving the elements and Hurricane Beryl. Walton called 911 and stayed with the\u200c child until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/detroit-police-make-new-arrest-in-murder-of-synagogue-leader\/\" title=\"New arrest made in murder of synagogue leader by Detroit Police\">authorities\u2064 arrived<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/couples-dog-survives-mysterious-illness-sweeping-us-they-say-strangers-suggestion-online-saved-him\/\" title=\"Couple&#039;s dog survives US illness, thanks to online stranger&#039;s suggestion\">heartwarming \u200cstory<\/a> of a trucker saving a child&#8217;s life \u200dshowcases the kindness and compassion of strangers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 12, 2024 at 11:41am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Reginald Walton had just rolled his 18-wheeler into Louisiana, eastbound on Interstate 10 after making a Texas delivery, when he spotted what looked like a discarded baby doll sitting on the embankment.<\/p>\n<p>Then he saw movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI noticed that it moved and I called 911 and told them I thought I saw a child on the side of the road,\u201d Walton told The Associated Press in a Friday telephone interview.<\/p>\n<p>Walton, of Texarkana, Texas, didn\u2019t know it as he maneuvered his semitrailer to the roadside Tuesday morning, but the abandoned child had been the object of an intense search since his 4-year-old brother was found dead the day before.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff of Calcasieu Parish later called the surviving child a \u201cmiracle baby,\u201d saying the 1-year-old boy had been left outside and alone for around two days as intermittent storms spun off of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/governor-hints-biden-mental-problems-beryl-response-not-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Beryl<\/a>, which hit Texas on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Walton said authorities stayed on the phone with him while he stopped his rig.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunning about 65 or 70 miles an hour in a tractor-trailer, it took me about a quarter of a mile to even come to a complete stop,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trucker-exits-cab-investigate-strange-issue-instantly-recognizes-needs-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trucker<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>He then walked back to where he had spotted the child while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-video-shows-police-turning-their-backs-on-anarchists-escaping-through-a-us-capitol-window\/\" title=\"New Video Shows Police Turning Their Backs on Anarchists Escaping Through a US Capitol Window\">police made<\/a> their way there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got to him, he was sitting down, and as soon as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-16-pilot-reveals-what-he-saw-through-window-of-doomed-plane-carrying-gop-donors-family-report\/\" title=\"F-16 pilot shares view from window of GOP donor&#039;s doomed plane.\">made visual contact<\/a> with me, he smiled,\u201d Walton remembered. \u201cAnd then he stood up, started crying and walked toward me. And once I grabbed his hand, he stopped crying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walton, who also related his story to KADN-TV in Lake Charles, only learned the full backstory hours later on the internet.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby released from hospital after being rescued by truck driver along I-10\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jY1dsZieti4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, authorities in Calcasieu Parish had pulled the boy\u2019s 4-year-old brother from a lake behind an interstate welcome center near the Texas line.<\/p>\n<p>The children\u2019s mother \u2014 identified by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katc.com\/us-news\/crime\/miracle-baby-found-crawling-along-highway-a-day-after-his-4-year-old-brother-was-found-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KATC-TV<\/a> in Lafayette as 25-year-old Aaliyah N. Jack \u2014 was arrested hundreds of miles away in Meridian, Mississippi, and faces multiple charges in Louisiana, including second-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/3-teens-charged-capital-murder-allegedly-killing-neighborhood-legend-gas-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after Walton rescued the baby, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary \u201cStitch\u201d Guillory said the child appeared to be in good condition, although he had numerous insect bites.<\/p>\n<p>The boy was to be turned over to state family services authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just sad to know someone would leave a child by the side of the road,\u201d Walton said Friday. \u201cI was just glad that I was the one to be there \u2014 to be able to help him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reginald Walton, a truck driver from Texarkana, Texas, spotted what he thought was a discarded baby doll on the side of the road in Louisiana. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a 1-year-old child who had been abandoned and left alone for two days. Walton called 911 and stayed with the child until authorities arrived. The child&#8217;s 4-year-old brother had been found dead the day before, and their mother was arrested and faces charges of second-degree murder. The sheriff called the surviving child a &#8220;miracle baby&#8221; and noted that he appeared to be in good condition despite having insect bites. 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