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NJ pre-teen saves her own life after driver dies

GasBuddy Blog -- A New Jersey girl relied on her own skills yesterday afternoon after her grandfather passed away from a heart attack, leading to a runaway vehicle in which the girl was a passenger.

12-year old Miranda Bowman had seen plenty of Law and Order episodes that featured similar predicaments, and knows of the danger of such vehicles from her father's EMT experience.

Her grandfather, Paul Parker, was driving her home Tuesday after the two fulfilled a goal to ride the go-karts together at a nearby business. On the way home, Paul told his granddaughter he felt as if he's never felt before, leading Miranda to become concerned. "I was scared because he would never say that. He was a tough cookie," she said.

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