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Tulsa

Having lived in this city all his life, Ben was always amazed every time he spouts the window of the car. Tulsa was that kind of city, which has the ability to leave you fascinated, even if you have been here all your life. It was a city composed of large streets and small spaces to sit and relax while people went on their day.

Home

The big skyscrapers took the places where old houses were. The rest of the city was parks and wild areas, so that people are walking around or overlapping their bikes. Ben loved the river flowing in the heart of the city. He always pauses on the bridge to watch the view before crossing it. It was Ben's house and he cherished every part of this place.

The parking

Nikki stopped at the parking lot of the shopping center. It was packed with cars and find a place to park it seemed impossible. After driving twice on the block, Nikki finally managed to find a place in the last row. But that meant it was a walk from the car to the complex.

The shopping center

If the car park was packed with cars, it was obvious that the complex will be crowded from their owners. Ben let out a sigh. His mother was quite a customer and the appearance of the spark in his eyes, he knew he was for a long day.

Long day

An hour and a half later, the two arms of Ben seizes on several shopping bags, because his mother came out of another store. Among the husters and the hustle and bustle of buying things they did not need, Ben reminded her mother what they came to search for first place, her shoes. The Penaud smile of Nikki proved that she had forgotten her.

Shoe

Finally, Ben and Nikki entered a shoe store and found it a new pair of shoes at school. Ben realized that it did not even take half as long as how long they have already spent at the commercial complex. But given the love of his mother to go shopping, it had to happen.

Made for the day

As expected, the walk of their car parked in the last row was exhausting. The sun was flamboyant in the sky and these hundreds of shopping bags did not help me either. Anyway, the duo had no option but to cross. They were almost halfway when Nikki's mobile phone started ringing in his pocket.

Wait

As Nikki spoke about the call, Ben waited for her to end. The heat becomes more severe at the minute, but it seemed to be on an urgent call with a customer. Ben tried to draw his attention but she pointed out to wait softly.

Note the car

As Ben waited for her mother to be made with the call, her eyes saw the sight a car parked in the way next to where they were. It was a white Prius and there was no other vehicle parked next door. Ben was not much in the cars, so he did not know what it was about the car that caught his attention.

Heard something

Suddenly, Ben heard a strange sound from the direction of the car. He was not sure to get out of the interior of the car or direction. And then he heard it again, he slowly moved closer to the car to investigate. Nikki, who was still on the phone, was not aware of what's going on.

Break the window

As Ben approached the car, his eyes went great when he realized where the sound comes from. He pointed out to his mother, who supposed that it is just impatient. Nikki dropped his phone down when she witnessed what happened next. Ben took a piece of stone and started hitting the passenger side window of the car.

To recover

Nikki was horrified at his son's actions. While she sprinkled towards him, he dropped the stone and started running in his car. Nikki was stunned what's going on. Ben never behaved like that before. Break someone's car? Why? Is it because it took it for a long time on the call? She could not believe her son would do so poor.

Tool

What Nikki did not realize was that Ben did not flee from her, he ran to his car to find something. The 12 years old found a ratchet strap at the back of his mother's car. He quickly grabbed the tool and returned running. Nikki was confused about what's going on, and that's when she heard the sound too.

Inspect the car

Nikki approached the car with caution and glanced inside the window that Ben cracked. A GASP escaped his lips. He finally made sense why Ben had reacted as he did. He did not try to crack the car. He was trying to break the window. His thought process fell to a steep stop while she saw Ben running towards her with a hand tool.

Breeze the windshield

Ben came to rush to the car, he looked at his mother who panicked now and asked him to ask for help. He tried to break the window again, but it just left a crack larger than last time. Ben decided to try to break the windshield of the car with the tool. He reached the car and started hitting the windshield.

Draw attention

Nikki was on his phone trying to ask for help. Ben balanced the tool on his shoulder and hits the windshield in the center. He did not stop hitting her again and again and around that time, an employee of the nearby store saw what was happening. She ran to the car assuming that Ben tries to break someone's car. It's when Ben revealed the truth.

The revelation

Ben explained to the employee that he does not break the car or that he will not try to damage him. He heard something, a sound coming from the interior of the car. And when he was going to check, it was a baby from the lamentations in the back of the car. Given extreme heat and sunlight, this car is parked with closed windows, it probably looks like an oven inside.

Breaking in

The employee, on the realization of the urgency of the situation, went to the store to see how she could help the boy. She returned with a section of a clothing rack. At that time, Ben had already trampled on the windshield leaving a fairly huge fissure. The employee then shot the clothes holder in the hole and went out all the windshield.

Save the baby

Ben ran to unlock the car and Nikki rushed to catch the baby from the back seat. The baby cried hyssedily by this point. His face was red but he did not seem to have any injuries, despite the test he was in. However, it is not purpose that the baby has escaped a very bad situation. According to the news, the heat index of this day was 116 ° F.

Social services

Nikki's call has passed and parking has been flooded with police and social workers. The child's mother was found shopping at a nearby store. She could not be less disturbed by the whole situation, all she wanted to say was "can I recover my baby?" But the police refused a flying. They had to look at this case later.

Repeated occurrence

Unfortunately, it was not the only case that had come to the attention of the police. There have been several cases in which a parent left his child in an unconscious hot car in the circumstances. The Meteorology and Climate Department of San Jose State State University indicated that between the 1998 and 2018 years, a staggering amount of 792 children died because of these instances in the United States.

Public awareness

Despite public awareness, similar cases causing death take place. In New York, a father locked up his twins of 1 year in his car for several hours. The twins were found in a horrible state with their basic body temperature being 108 ° F. However, in the case of Ben, the paramedics were not sure of the duration of the baby's duration in the car when he 'found, but at least he was able to save his life.

Do not forget me

Several states of all the United States have introduced a law entitled "Forget me to do not forget the Vehicle Safety Act" in 2008. The law stipulates that children under seven years old should not be left alone in the car, "If the conditions including - but not limited extreme weather, inadequate ventilation or hazardous or malfunctional components in the vehicle are at risk for the health or safety of the child without supervision."

Break the law

The mother was charged with $ 250, while she violated the Vehicle Safety Act. Since that was the first time she had dishonored the law, the police called on social services and gave up the baby with a warning. And as a security measure, the local human services department will examine the care of the child.

Good Samaritan

About 21 states in the United States have a "good samaritan" regulation, which allows the passing to break into a vehicle and start a rescue if an abandoned child seems to be locked inside. Given such laws, Ben was in his rights to break the car. He did the right thing and ended up saving the life of Toddler.

In trouble

Jeanne Pierce, Officer of the Tulsa Police Department, made a statement saying, "In a few minutes, that child could have been exceeded and becoming sick of injury because of the heat. Time was gasoline in this situation. We would prefer to have a broken windshield that the death of a child. Anyone would not be in trouble with us in this situation because they saved the life of this child. "

Viral

When Nikki posted the entire incident on his facebook, the story was viral. People wished comments renting Ben for what he did. Several media companies have covered this story. Fox23 News has even done a whole video and interviewed Ben and Nikki about the incident.

A hero

In his interview, Nikki mentioned how frightened she was: "I was afraid because I do not want trouble. But Ben just jumped into action and did not even hesitate. "In his facebook position, Nikki called a hero to save the baby's life." I'm just very proud of Ben. I'm glad he knew what to do. "Nikki told Fox23 News

Honor the hero

Safe Kids Tulsa Area shared Nikki's opinion as they honored well with a courage certification badge. The organization is a local branch for international security children around the world. It aims to provide all supervision to help prevent children from getting hurt.

Saved a life

The coordinator who provided the certificate to Ben on behalf of the organization, said: "This year, we lost 34 children at the national level (after being left in cars). Fortunately, in Oklahoma, we did not lose any and thank you to Ben, he certainly saved one of those children who could have been a statistic. "

Intelligent movement

Safe Kids Worldwide coordinator informed Ben that he has made a really smart move. Because in this case, if the baby was left in this hot car for half an hour, it could have been able to lead to a catastrophe. The organization also mentioned that the window of a window would not have contributed no longer because it would have little effect on the internal temperature of the car.

Rented of all

Ben's bravery attracted the attention of people from all over the country. They could not stop applauding the 12 year old. Some of the comments are included, "Kudos and praise for 12 years who have more sense and compassion than an adult mother". And "awesome work. Happy you saved this baby."

Crowned a hero

Ben was crowned a hero of all. The comments have been flooded by compliments. "You are my hero", a woman commented for the 12th year. Another shared this feeling commenting on: "It's a big young man. He is a hero."

Modest boy

All that while Ben had maintained a rather modest vision. When asked to respond to praises and compliments, Ben said in an interview with safe children around the world, that the whole incident was really about the good thing. He did not think it will happen. After all, it was just to buy new shoes.