{"id":13610,"date":"2016-01-11T16:50:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T16:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13610"},"modified":"2016-01-11T16:50:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T16:50:56","slug":"resource-officer-saves-students-by-jumping-into-oncoming-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13610","title":{"rendered":"Resource Officer Saves Students By Jumping Into Oncoming Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch the report HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

(littlethings.com<\/a>) \u2013 T<\/span>here are many ways you can show love for someone important to you. Kids make their parents cards and drawings. Sometimes, instead of giving gifts, helping someone achieve a goa<\/a>l shows how much you care. But how about saving lives<\/a>? That\u2019s the ultimate way of showing your love!<\/p>\n

A McKinney resource officer didn\u2019t fall short of this goal when the opportunity presented itself. Maureen Messner loves her job, and she loves the kids she greets every morning.<\/p>\n

But one morning, while she was directing traffic during the early morning drop-off, she witnessed a horrifying scene: a car barreling towards her and the crossing students. The brave woman didn\u2019t think twice and moved to stop the oncoming vehicle.<\/p>\n

She tells CBS<\/a>, \u201cI got the door open about here. Dove in for the brake pad and turned the wheel that way and she stopped just shy of that sign right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

She points to where the car would have crashed had she not jumped to action \u2014\u00a0through\u00a0the glass panes of the school\u2019s library!<\/p>\n

The well-loved resource officer doesn\u2019t consider herself a hero, saying that she was just \u201cat the right place at the right time,\u201d but students and families are thankful that this dedicated officer was able to save children\u2019s lives!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"