A 12-year-old boy from England was honored for saving his mother’s life after she suddenly lost consciousness while driving with her foot still on the gas pedal.
Zac Howells managed to take control of the car after his mother, Nicola, suffered an “extremely frightening” medical episode behind the wheel on Dec. 14, the West Mercia Police said in a statement.
The “quick-thinking” preteen attempted to wake his mother up before grabbing the steering wheel and guiding the car onto a grass verge to slow it down, cops said.
Zac Howells, 12, was honored for saving his mother’s life after she suddenly lost consciousness while driving with her foot still on the
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