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6-Year-Old Takes The Wheel When Dad Passes Out
A 6-year-old boy whose dad passed out at the wheel because of low blood sugar is credited with averting what could have been a tragic accident.
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NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (May 22, 2009)--A 6-year-old boy and a Nebraska police officer are being hailed for their actions after the boy's father passed out at the wheel of the family pickup truck.
Police say that when the father lost consciousness from low blood sugar, Tustin Mains jumped into his father's lap and took the wheel.
He kept the vehicle from crashing until the officer could bring it to a halt.
Police say Phillip Mains' foot had slipped off the accelerator, but even at idle the truck was going an estimated 10-15 mph.
The kindergartner steered the truck several blocks, even turning around when he entered a neighborhood he didn't recognize, until police spotted him.
North Platte officer Roger Freeze ran up to the moving pickup, reached through an open window and rammed the gearshift into park.
