This is over and done with in half a second—and it could have been 500 times worse if not for the officer's quick reflexes:
Video caught the moment a quick-thinking Maryland crossing guard heroically pushed a middle school student out of the way of a fast-moving car that barreled through a cross walk.
Cpl. Annette Goodyear of the North East Police Department gets hit by the car instead, the hair-raising footage shows.
Goodyear, wearing a bright orange jacket and a hat, can be seen raising her hand at oncoming traffic as a student prepares to cross the street at a crosswalk.
Just as the student crosses the middle of the slick road, a black sedan zooms into view. Goodyear immediately grabs the student and shoves them to the other side of the street out of harm's way while she's clipped by the vehicle, video shows.
The driver of the vehicle was reportedly cited for "negligent driving, failure to stop at yield sign before entering crosswalk, failure to stop for pedestrian in crosswalk, and driving with an expired registration plate."
Goodyear said her only thought was for the young girl.
"For me, I'm a parent as well, and it's like I just want to make sure all these children are safe, and it didn't matter if I was struck or not," she said.
Hats off for this brave officer!! 😤
Also, people, slow down in school zones. This is driving 101.
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