The grandmother was driving along a busy highway when, suddenly, she passes out behind the wheel! 10-year old Gryffin Sanders, sitting in the passenger seat, did not panic. He grabbed the wheel – and thanks to his “training” via Mario Kart, was able to control the car and cause it to stop – saving the lives of his grandma and his 4-year old brother. A true hero.
According to this report:
“My first thought was actually, is this a test or what?” Gryffin, 10, said. “My heart was thumping.”
Gryffin said his great grandmother, 74-year-old Darlene Nestor, passed out while in mid-sentence.
“I tried to wake her up at first,” Gryffin said. “Then, I just took the wheel and drove it into the ditch.”
This all happened Friday afternoon on the eastern plains near the town of Hugo. Gryffin was visiting relatives when he and his 4-year-old brother were riding with Nestor. Gryffin was sitting in the front seat when he realized their car was veering towards oncoming traffic.
“I wanted us to get somewhere where we could out of the way of traffic, I guess,” Gryffin said.
His father, Sean Sanders, calls him a hero.
Who said video games wouldn’t do any good?
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