{"id":3452,"date":"2019-03-29T16:55:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=240808"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:17:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:17:14","slug":"man-pushes-daughter-to-safety-before-speeding-car-hits-him-instead-im-not-a-hero-just-a-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/man-pushes-daughter-to-safety-before-speeding-car-hits-him-instead-im-not-a-hero-just-a-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Pushes Daughter To Safety Before Speeding Car Hits Him Instead: \u2018I\u2019m Not A Hero, Just A Dad\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">In November of 2018, Michael DeVore and his 11-year-old daughter were walking in a marked crosswalk in California.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">They made it almost all the way to the end of the crosswalk when tragedy struck. Just as they were about to reach the curb, they realized a car was not slowing down or stopping for them. In fact, it was speeding straight toward them.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Michael was certain that if he didn\u2019t do something, the driver was going to crash her car right into his daughter. He had one second to think fast.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">That\u2019s when Michael became the ultimate hero \u2014 by pushing his daughter out of the way of the dangerous vehicle.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">In turn, Michael was hit by the car himself, and thrown ruthlessly onto the sidewalk.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">The car <em>didn\u2019t even stop<\/em>.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/lt-dad-saves-daughter-car\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" class=\"size-large wp-image-240813 lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dad-1200x627.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dad.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dad-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dad-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dad-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/dad-1000x523.jpg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1600px) 992px, (min-width:1200px) 768px, (min-width:518px) 480px, (min-width:325px) 320px, 300px\"\/><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Photo: YouTube\/CBS Los Angeles<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">For the next three months, Michael was bedridden with a broken femur. And it looks like he might still need a knee replacement.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">But because of his quick thinking and protective instincts, Michael\u2019s daughter walked away with only minor scratches.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">The humble father is taking his new title as \u201chero\u201d in stride.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">\u201cI\u2019m not a hero; I\u2019m just a dad,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael told KTLA<\/a>. \u201cI just did what I was supposed to do.\u201d<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">As for the driver who hit Michael? Watch the clip to see why the LAPD is now looking to the public for help in serving justice.<\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\">Footage provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KTLA Los Angeles<\/a><\/span><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><span class=\"empty\">Proper BCS greatergood_ctg_abovevideo<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/lt-dad-saves-daughter-car\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November of 2018, Michael DeVore and his 11-year-old daughter were walking in a marked crosswalk in California.They made it almost all the way to the end of the crosswalk when tragedy struck. Just as they were about to reach the curb, they realized a car was not slowing down or stopping for them. 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