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Not Just a Witness
Sometimes a life-changing incident takes place with few witnesses, let alone someone to help. On an April day last year, out in the lonely high desert country of New Mexico, an enraged man was trying to kill his pregnant girlfriend by running her down with his pickup truck.
Against all odds, there were not only witnesses, but Good Samaritans to help.
Ronnie Greene of Regina, New Mexico, and his co-driver were
heading for Albuquerque, driving for A. Passmore & Sons. Near Española, on US 84, they saw a pregnant woman run over by a pickup truck. Greene, a former paramedic and firefighter, stopped his rig and ran to her, helping her get to her feet and start walking
towards his truck. As Greene was talking to her, the pickup turned and headed back again, heading straight for the woman and him.
Thinking quickly, Greene pushed her into the narrow space between his truck cab and the trailer, protecting her with his own body. Three more times the pickup, now a deadly weapon, came roaring towards them. On the last pass, the pickup driver hit…
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