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Hero stops runaway SUV.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Brief article)

The New American

| October 29, 2007 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Johnny Peel was driving to work last July 18 on Interstate 55 near Southaven, Mississippi, when he noticed an SUV pulled over alongside the road. Underneath it was Robert Finney, the SUV's owner, lying on a mechanic's creeper as he worked to repair the vehicle.

But something was not right. Peel noticed that the SUV had started rolling, pulling along the man underneath. Two children in the vehicle started screaming for help.

"I just knew I needed to help them. That car was going straight for traffic," Peel told reporters from ABC 24 Eyewitness News in Memphis.

Peel drove his 1989 Honda Civic in front of the SUV and parked it in the larger vehicle's path, jumping out just before the SUV crashed into ...

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