9-Year-Old Boy Saves Mother, Sister After Near-Fatal Crash
May 29th, 2007 by Glenn Sacks, MA for Fathers & Families
"The car rolled over and came to a stop on its roof...His mother was dangling by her seat belt. 'Her head was in a pool of blood. I thought she was dead'...
"Chase unfastened his seat belt, and then crawled under his sister's seat, unfastened her belt and let her fall onto him instead of the broken glass that had collected beneath her. She then crawled on top of her brother's outstretched arms out of the car through a window. He told her to stay put...
"He then tried but couldn't free his mother. So he ran up the embankment and began waving to drivers for help. A couple, whom the family still doesn't know, stopped. 'The man had a pocket knife and cut her seat belt off.'"
Nine-year-old Chase Ringwall saved his mother's life and perhaps his sister's life with his level-headedness and intelligence after a near-fatal car crash. To learn more, see After crash, boy had no time for tears (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/15/07).
Thanks to reader Matthew Chapman.
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May 29th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
The boy is a hero. To some though, he should not be eligible for the presumption of half custody of his future children.
May 29th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
It really is amazing what some people can do in tough situations. I'm nearly double his age and yet I've never had to do something so brave and dangerous. Great kid!
May 30th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
What a great story, and how telling that Michael H felt obliged to make his comment - with which I have, sadly, to agree. At only 9 years of age, Chase has displayed remarkable courage and level-headedness. Sounds like a fine man in the making - if he is allowed to be.
June 1st, 2007 at 7:01 pm
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