Boy, 13, Saves School Bus After Driver Loses Consciousness
kyle
2012/04/10 15:30:04
As far as school days ago, there wasn't much for 13-year-old Jeremy
Wuitschick to look forward to. It was Monday – even worse, the Monday
after spring break.
But the Milton, Wash., 7th grader would become a school hero before he even made it to class.
En route to Surprise Lake Middle School, his bus driver lost consciousness, prompting Wuitschick to take the wheel, reports NBC's Today.
"The bus driver starts convulsing," he recalls. "His eyes are
bulging. He's making weird rasping noises and his hands are twitching."
These
moments unfold in the surveillance camera footage as he rushes from the
back of the bus when the driver starts seizing. Out of control, the bus
was heading for a church.
"I was just thinking about, 'I don't want to die,' " he says.
Wuitschick pulled over and slowed the bus down as he took the keys out of the ignition.
"Someone call 9-1-1-," he said, and another student, Johnny
Wood, trained in CPR, then started performing chest compressions on the
driver, who is in grave condition, according to his local newspaper, the
News Tribune.
"My principal said that I'm going to get free snacks [from the school snack bar]," he says, with a laugh.
The heroic deed probably won't go unnoticed by his father, either.
Wuitschick, who's too young to have a driver's license, says he
knows how to drive because his mom lets him reverse her car out of the
driveway when he washes it.
He adds: "Don't tell my dad that."
Wuitschick to look forward to. It was Monday – even worse, the Monday
after spring break.
But the Milton, Wash., 7th grader would become a school hero before he even made it to class.
En route to Surprise Lake Middle School, his bus driver lost consciousness, prompting Wuitschick to take the wheel, reports NBC's Today.
"The bus driver starts convulsing," he recalls. "His eyes are
bulging. He's making weird rasping noises and his hands are twitching."
These
moments unfold in the surveillance camera footage as he rushes from the
back of the bus when the driver starts seizing. Out of control, the bus
was heading for a church.
"I was just thinking about, 'I don't want to die,' " he says.
Wuitschick pulled over and slowed the bus down as he took the keys out of the ignition.
"Someone call 9-1-1-," he said, and another student, Johnny
Wood, trained in CPR, then started performing chest compressions on the
driver, who is in grave condition, according to his local newspaper, the
News Tribune.
His Reward
Wuitschick's heroic deed did not go unnoticed by school officials."My principal said that I'm going to get free snacks [from the school snack bar]," he says, with a laugh.
The heroic deed probably won't go unnoticed by his father, either.
Wuitschick, who's too young to have a driver's license, says he
knows how to drive because his mom lets him reverse her car out of the
driveway when he washes it.
He adds: "Don't tell my dad that."
I heard the bus driver passed away.