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Woman Crashes Into Drunk Driver’s Car, Preventing A Couple With Baby From Being Hit
Recently, a heartstopping video showing a couple and their baby being just seconds away from death went viral. Shared by The Phoenix Police Department, the footage shows the miraculous escape the family made when one woman blocked the drunk driver’s car from running them over. The chilling crash took place around 10 p.m. and was captured by the traffic camera.
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A woman named Shannon Vivar was recently hailed a hero after preventing a drunk driver from hitting pedestrians
The woman who happened to be in the right place at the right time is 27-year-old Shannon Vivar. That night, Shannon, her mother Shirley, and Shannon’s 3-year-old child were driving back home from Walmart, when suddenly Shirley screamed in shock. The woman noticed a Jeep running a red light and heading towards a couple with a stroller. The only thing that prevented a tragedy from happening that night, was Shannon who drove right into the Jeep, stopping it from hitting the pedestrians. “I don’t remember if I sped up or pushed the brake, but once I got hit, I was lost,” she said.
It was a close call for the family, but they were not harmed in any way and managed to run away after the collision. However, Shannon wasn’t so lucky. The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries and got her car damaged.
Right after the crash, the suspected Jeep’s drunk driver Ernesto Otanez Oveso attempted to flee the scene and threatened to stab the witnesses who were trying to stop him. According to the police, he is currently under arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and has also been charged with aggravated assault, being a prohibited possessor of a firearm, and four warrants.
While Shannon saved the day, the woman does not consider herself to be a hero. “Even though it wasn’t my intention to, the way I see it was, it was meant to happen that way,” she said. However, the situation did not come without a cost, as the car crash put her in debt. Her husband created a GoFundMe campaign in hopes that people will help them pay off the expenses caused by the incident.
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The video prompted people to debate whether this could have been done intentionally or not
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June Clavelle 6 years ago
Let's think about it this way...if that driver decided to take a different road that night, the family would have been dead. I'm glad she was there.
Rissie 6 years ago
That reasoning doesn't go very far. Another car could have been there at that moment. If there were no pedestrians this would not have been newsworthy. Actually still isn't, because there is no heroism. Just coincidence.
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Natasha Forchione 6 years ago
What about the other cars going infront of the people walking? Aren't they supposed to stop too? Thank God, nobody got seriously injured or killed.
Suzana Stantic 6 years ago
Let's just mention the fact that she had a 3 year old in her car when she crashed...
Joley Hidaka 6 years ago
I read this and cried. A drunk mowed down my brother and 5 of his friends. My brother and two other boys died. The other three will never ever be the same, physically and mentally. Even though she had her small child and mother in the car with her and yet, she still intervened and saved that family. NO MATTER the timing, it's what you do when you're in that place and time that matters.
porcupine 6 years ago
My heart broke reading this. I can’t even imagine the pain your family and the survivors have faced. A bond between siblings is so precious and I want so badly for this tragedy to never have happened. Drunk driving is never okay.
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Stacy Beare 6 years ago
What c**p...she just happened to hit the Jeep in a very fortuitous accident.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
She clearly speeds up in the last few seconds, though.
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Tenay Douglas 6 years ago
Who cares whether it was an accident or not? The most important thing is that a child's life and the lives of those young parents were saved! And three lives werent lost and two families will continue to grow and bond as one instead of mourning over what could have been a tragic loss
kurisutofu 6 years ago
So, "lady involved in accident that accidently saved people crossing the street hailed a hero" ?
Jeff Requier 6 years ago
NO this wasn't "Heroics", I've seen a guy PURPOSELY ram a speeding vehicle to save a pedestrians life. She was just in the right place at the right time. If she had seen it about to happen and made quick thinking to take out the jeep before it could hit those people than THAT would be considered heroic. Her vehicle slamming into him because he ran a red light fast enough to set off the traffic camera could have went bad as well
Meghan Hirt-Gehr 6 years ago
So I am going to be "that person" that mentions crossing the street at 10pm while cars are turning into your cross way is probably not the best idea....ever.
June Clavelle 6 years ago
Let's think about it this way...if that driver decided to take a different road that night, the family would have been dead. I'm glad she was there.
Rissie 6 years ago
That reasoning doesn't go very far. Another car could have been there at that moment. If there were no pedestrians this would not have been newsworthy. Actually still isn't, because there is no heroism. Just coincidence.
Load More Replies... Natasha Forchione 6 years ago
What about the other cars going infront of the people walking? Aren't they supposed to stop too? Thank God, nobody got seriously injured or killed.
Suzana Stantic 6 years ago
Let's just mention the fact that she had a 3 year old in her car when she crashed...
Joley Hidaka 6 years ago
I read this and cried. A drunk mowed down my brother and 5 of his friends. My brother and two other boys died. The other three will never ever be the same, physically and mentally. Even though she had her small child and mother in the car with her and yet, she still intervened and saved that family. NO MATTER the timing, it's what you do when you're in that place and time that matters.
porcupine 6 years ago
My heart broke reading this. I can’t even imagine the pain your family and the survivors have faced. A bond between siblings is so precious and I want so badly for this tragedy to never have happened. Drunk driving is never okay.
Load More Replies... Stacy Beare 6 years ago
What c**p...she just happened to hit the Jeep in a very fortuitous accident.
Parmeisan 6 years ago
She clearly speeds up in the last few seconds, though.
Load More Replies... Tenay Douglas 6 years ago
Who cares whether it was an accident or not? The most important thing is that a child's life and the lives of those young parents were saved! And three lives werent lost and two families will continue to grow and bond as one instead of mourning over what could have been a tragic loss
kurisutofu 6 years ago
So, "lady involved in accident that accidently saved people crossing the street hailed a hero" ?
Jeff Requier 6 years ago
NO this wasn't "Heroics", I've seen a guy PURPOSELY ram a speeding vehicle to save a pedestrians life. She was just in the right place at the right time. If she had seen it about to happen and made quick thinking to take out the jeep before it could hit those people than THAT would be considered heroic. Her vehicle slamming into him because he ran a red light fast enough to set off the traffic camera could have went bad as well
Meghan Hirt-Gehr 6 years ago
So I am going to be "that person" that mentions crossing the street at 10pm while cars are turning into your cross way is probably not the best idea....ever.
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