'It Was Time to Step Up'

By Kevin Torres, KUSA News

Credit: KUSA

'It Was Time to Step Up'

December 6, 2012 Updated Dec 5, 2012 at 9:19 PM PDT

A mother and three children were taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in Aurora, Colorado.

According to Aurora police, the woman was trying to lead the kids across the street but was not in a designated crosswalk. She turned to protect the 2-year-old she was carrying a split second before they were hit by a white car and both were both pinned under the vehicle.

An on duty police officer who was at a nearby Walmart and two Good Samaritans helped lift the car off the woman.

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