Luis Cruz Saves 3-Year-Old From Traffic in Puebla, Earns 20,000 Pesos

Q: What hidden danger outside the store forced a manager to risk his life for a stranger's toddler?

The danger was fast-moving traffic just outside the store — specifically a busy roadway with an approaching silver minivan in the lane the child ran into. According to security footage and follow-up reports, the 3-year-old slipped from her mother’s grasp and sprinted into the street in Puebla. A woman who tried to stop her fell before reaching her, leaving supermarket manager Luis Cruz to chase the child into oncoming traffic. Cruz caught her and pulled her back seconds before the minivan reached them. The vehicle braked as nearby drivers sounded their horns, underscoring how close the child came to being struck. So the hidden danger was not something inside the store, but the immediate threat outside it: a toddler running directly into a busy traffic lane with a vehicle bearing down on her.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 8

Security footage showed supermarket manager Luis Cruz diving into a busy Puebla street on Sept. 6 and pulling a 3-year-old girl to safety just before a silver minivan reached her lane.
Around 2 p.m. local time, the girl slipped from her mother's grip and ran out of the Super King El Rey del Ahorro store; a woman chasing her fell before she could catch up.
Cruz tackled the child backward to the ground as horns blared, while the minivan screeched to a stop in the middle lane moments after the rescue.
Super King El Rey del Ahorro awarded Cruz 20,000 Mexican pesos, about $1,184, and he said he acted instinctively as a father and urged parents to watch children closely.