ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Two Orange County Utilities Water Division workers are credited with preventing a child on a scooter from entering a busy Central Florida roadway.
Virendra “Arune” Persaud and Abdiel Otero Ortiz routinely travel around the county to repair and upgrade electrical systems, and on a recent Friday, they saw a young boy by an on-ramp of State Road 417. He was clad in pajamas and tennis shoes and was playing on a scooter, a news release stated.
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The duo pulled over their vehicle to approach the child and then contacted the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Persaud and Ortiz stayed with the child until deputies arrived.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings praised the pair’s actions.
“These two ‘heroes’ went above and beyond to make sure this child was safe,” said Demings. “We are grateful for their quick thinking and that the child was saved from what could have been a terrible tragedy.”
The child was unharmed.
No word on where the child lived or how far he traveled on the scooter.
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