WARREN, MICHIGAN: Michigan police officer Brendan Fraser is being hailed as a hero after he saved an infant boy by resuscitating him in the middle of a busy highway on Tuesday, August 29, per Click On Detroit.
Officer Fraser was on duty in Warren, Michigan when he saw a blue Camaro speeding past his patrol car. The Camaro was the car of a panicked mother who was taking her baby to the hospital.
What did Officer Fraser do?
As Officer Fraser saw the Camaro passing by at a speed higher than the limit, he pulled the car over. He then realized the family was having an emergency as the baby boy was severely ill.
He immediately went to help the eighteen-month-old boy who was choking and having breathing problems. The mother was heard screaming, “Help, help we got a baby in here dying,” Daily Mail.
When the officer reached the car, he can be heard repeatedly asking, “What do you mean? What do you mean?”
In the footage, it can be heard that the family was panicking and repeatedly asking to be allowed to continue on their way. One woman was heard saying, “We took him to the hospital. They said he had COVID and then he just started seizing.”
Another parent screamed, “No, please don't take him” to which Officer Fraser said, “I'm not going to take him.”
In the dash cam footage, the brave officer can then be seen patting the baby’s back repeatedly to dislodge the choke-inducing object. The baby’s lips became blue and there was saliva surrounding the lips, said the officer in an interview with ABC.
In no time, he was heard screaming, “He's getting air, he is getting air. I can feel him.”
The video ends with the anxious parents gathering around the officer.
Officer Brendan Fraser said ‘it's not about writing a ticket... there's an actual emergency here’
In an interview with ABC, Officer Fraser remarked, “At this point, it's not about writing a ticket, stopping a speeding driver, there's an actual emergency here.”
He continued, “Watching it now it’s kind of overwhelming but in the moment there’s really not much thought other than relying on the training.” While the family and the officer are yet to reconnect, Fraser said he would love to connect with them.
He also added as advice to parents, "Even if you live right next door to the hospital, I would say call 911. The dispatchers will tell you what to do and the paramedics will show up, especially with children."
In two similar incidents, a Melvindale officer saved a three-year-old who was having trouble breathing in the beginning of August. In June a Macomb County deputy saved a two-year-old suffering from a similar condition.
