By Police1 Staff
NEWPORT, Ore. — A Lincoln County deputy rescued a 2-year-old child who was found running down the middle of a highway, KGW reported.
Dash cam footage showed the child, barely visible in the distance, running towards the officer’s patrol vehicle. Deputy Jeremy Gautney grabbed the child and brought them into the vehicle safe from the dangers of passing cars.
“Shortly after removing the child from the highway, Deputy Gautney was alerted to the child’s frantic parents who were searching for him,” sheriff spokesperson Lt. Curtis Landers told the news site.
The family was at a nearby gathering when the child slipped through the doors and ran away down the highway.
The child was returned unharmed.
Officers released the video to remind drivers of the dangers of distracted driving.