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Video Shows Garbage Truck Driver Sprint to the Aid of Baby in a Stroller After it Rolls into Intersection

Jeff Blackburn Uses Garbage Truck to Save Infant in Stroller in Busy Intersection

Jeff Blackburn was driving a CleanScapes truck in Seattle on Thursday when he saw a baby in a stroller glide unaccompanied through the intersection in front of him.

Without hesitating, Blackburn maneuvered his car so that it blocked traffic– honking his horn to alert a nearby FedEx driver– before sprinting out of his car to save the infant.

“I pulled my airbrake and jumped out of my truck as fast as I could to stop the stroller ’cause the stroller was either going to go down the hill or cut into the curb,” he told KING 5 News. “Luckily it cut into the curb…because at the bottom of the hill was a busy intersection,” he continued.

Watch the heartwarming video, below:

Reports indicate the mother had been jogging with the baby, and briefly turned her back to talk to friends.  It wasn’t long before the stroller started rolling down the hill, into the intersection.

Blackburn recalled: “She came running in, she was freaked out and was shaking…I don’t even think she said anything, she just grabbed the kid and ran away.  She was just really, really shook up.”

Thankfully, the baby was unharmed and smiling at the end of the event, as Blackburn, an unidentified woman, and the mother all rushed to the child’s aid.

 

 

Comments (40)

  • skip gainer
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 11:56pm

    It looked like the unnamed women stopped the baby carriage, wonder what name is

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  • gmoss
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 10:15pm

    This is Seattle, wanna bet the mother was on a cell phone?

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  • blair152
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 8:16pm

    Give that man a medal. He’s a hero.

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  • Enquirer
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 4:45pm

    Dont strollers have a wrist safety strap, to prevent such a situation. They do in my part of the woods.
    I know at least that they have a brake, and it should be used.
    Shame on you mom.. just a moment’s inattention, and it could have been all over.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 4:11pm

    In NYC… they Rob the Prone and step over Bodies!

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  • Jade402
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 2:32pm

    It doesn’t matter who got there first. Whoeever had a part in trying to keep that baby safe is a “hero”. All of them responded in a positive way and did the best they could from where they were at that moment in time. Kudos to ALL of them!

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    • DSTSS2010
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 4:15pm

      All except the “jogging” mother!

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    • tomkaighin
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 3:09am

      love ya Jade, you show a real truth. There is no blame in this, only heroism. Accident’s happen and all reacted to make the best of a bad situation

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  • Valkaneer
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 9:49am

    I‘m just glad the Progressive government didn’t do what would be normal of them and throw the mom in jail for neglect and take her kid away. I thought for sure I was going to see (man save baby in intersection, mom goes to jail for neglect) Post.

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  • walkandtalk
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 2:38am

    Seattle has hills that would be mountains in some parts of the county. A jogging stroller is made for joggers to use. So if the mother let go for just a moment the stroller could easily take off and gain speed on a hill. I am sure she is thankful that others were there to stop the stroller and protect her baby. She must have been frantic. For the critics it is easy to blame someone rather than look at the positive outcome. Use this as a teaching moment and try to do one act of kindness it may change your whole life.

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    • 000degrees
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 8:25am

      I can’t help to think that there were probably at lot of people that saw this story on local news and thought it had a great outcome. Yet the legal killing of children goes on daily and no one bats an eye…..

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  • walkandtalk
    Posted on June 3, 2012 at 2:29am

    Mr Blackburn is a hero. The woman who also ran to this baby’s rescue is a hero. Had he not honked his horn the UPS driver may not have seen the stroller. In addition he stopped oncoming traffic by blocking the road. Seattle has people that care and that is the important thing.

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  • rickc34
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 11:53pm

    Things happen fast when it comes to our kids. Thank God for this man and women coming to the aid of the baby. I do believe the mom will pay closer attention next time. It was a careless accident. But the baby is alright.

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  • dontbotherme
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 11:37pm

    Thank God the baby is safe! Good for the truck driver, the UPS guy, the woman who stopped the stroller. I feel sorry for the mom. She must have been terrified (& p/o’d at herself) when she realized what she had done. Lesson learned. No harm done.

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  • brian8793
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:59pm

    The woman saved the babies life. The fat guy was just a little too slow….

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    • hochnessmonster
      Posted on June 2, 2012 at 10:39pm

      No…the driver saved the babies life by not running over it with his truck you moron and honking his horn to alert other drivers.

      Your post shows how little you care about anything else other than your own satisfaction.

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    • The Sergeant Major
      Posted on June 2, 2012 at 11:59pm

      Brian the Hater! We all understand where you come from, if I backed the raiders I’d be pissed off too. Take some time to get out of your grandmother’s basement, the big bright thing in the sky is the sun.

      You must have gone to Oakland public schools?

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 7:47am

      If the guy is a hero for not running over a baby in stroller then I’m a hero one thousand times over for not shooting every moron I come across each day. Not killing/harming someone doesn’t make you a hero. Putting others above your own safety and risking your own life for the life someone else makes you a hero. Soldiers on the front line are heroes. Firefighters who make the decision to walk into a burning building to save a life are heroes. Police officers who stand between the public and an armed assailant are heroes.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 8:47am

      I hate to be picky too, but the woman got to the kid before he did…and the stroller had already stopped when she got there…I suppose his horn honking helped, but he really didn’t do anything else.

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  • brian8793
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:57pm

    I guess fat people aren’t totally useless…

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on June 2, 2012 at 10:20pm

      No they are not but your posts on the other hand, are.

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    • The Sergeant Major
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 12:01am

      Brian the Hater! Go find someone that loves you, without being paid.

      You must have gone to Oakland public schools?

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  • TheCoffinMaker
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:42pm

    The liberal mom was probably incapacitated plopping her boob out for her kid to suck on in public.

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  • Alan
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:36pm

    He tried, but it does matter who got there first. Goes to presenting the facts accurately, something the media does not seem capable of doing.

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  • Teabunny
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:20pm

    wow I never seen this site so dead! LOLOLOL…I would say “crickets” …but I’m not sure if it applies to now, or to when all the insects were swarming! LOL…

    anyway..unrelated! gotta see this! Julian Assange vs Rupert Murdoch – RAP NEWS 13: A News Hope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xm0HNbvtgQ
    (okay…going poof now, I thought I would give the trolls the weekend off! wow, i have more “huts-pah” than Soros himself, huh? LOL! I thought only axe brought that kind of reaction! I should bottle this stuff! powerful! LOL) <3 hugs and fishes y'all!

    Report Post » Teabunny  
    • midwesthippie
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 9:05am

      …yes…uncle glenn’s overreaching religious attitude, hypocrisy, and the fact that almost EVERY story on the blaze was cherry picked from other web sites has turned countless numbers of people away…enjoy your crickets with your morning cup…

      Report Post » midwesthippie  
    • Valkaneer
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 9:47am

      @midwesthippie Ahhh man, what’s up hippy dude………. Hey uuh, how about some proff on thoes accusations man…. Not cool dude to show no love dude… How’s that flower power going for ya man… Probably smoked away half your brain cells ehh….. mannn… dude…. eh what ever hippy ppl are called…..

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:15pm

    Brave man, shows that Americans are still a wonderful, and great people.

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    • Tired of Code Names
      Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:31pm

      Snow…I have a great appreciation for your past posts. For this case, yes, the guy did great…as a single dad now who fought for his kids this is another reason why. Dad’s care for their kids as much as a mom. I find it amazing that no one has a clue that MOM was so preocupied that she forgot her number one responsibilty. Seriously?

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  • dealer@678
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:08pm

    But the Rev. Sharpton would say this white man is a menace to society

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    • PB in Memphis
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 12:42pm

      It’s more like Planned Parenthood thinking, “damn.. almost got that one that got away!!!

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  • grannyjojo
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:07pm

    I’ve taken my babies jogging, biking, walking, etc…..but never have I let a one get away from me. Mom must have been VERY distracted. She should be THANKING the Lord that He allowed this man and the woman to be in the right place at the right time. I’d have been freaked out also. “Every knee will bow and every tongue confess”

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  • Fishmanone
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:25pm

    Its good people like this that gives me hope for this great country of ours!!!!!

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    • The Sergeant Major
      Posted on June 3, 2012 at 12:07am

      Saint: The frightening part of this situation is the mother will most likely reproduce again.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:01pm

    Okay he honked the horn and got out of the cab and ran, but it was the woman who stopped the stroller. Why is he getting all the accolades. He contributed, but not the star.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:08pm

      Settle down bucko….In the final picture, does it really matter??

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    • PB in Memphis
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 12:44pm

      He had the video, which made the story. The other woman was anonymous, the mother grabbed her kid and ran. He is the only proof of the story, so goes the spoils.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 2, 2012 at 7:55pm

    YOU… are not your job! Bravo!

    Report Post » lukerw  

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