Cop Didn't Ask If Mercedes 'Was Stolen': Mom's Facebook Post About Helpful Trooper Goes Viral, The activities of a Virginia state trooper got to be national news this week after a mother's Facebook post adulating him became famous online.
Nothing Owusu of Danville advised The Huffington Post she needed to share her gratefulness for Virginia State Trooper Matt Okes, who helped her child Joseph after the 20-year-old Virginia Tech understudy's tire smothered late Thursday night.When Okes' endeavors fizzled, Owusu composed that the trooper stayed with her child "throughout the night" until AAA could touch base to offer assistance. Owusu told WTVR that Okes utilized his auto's effective lights to alarm different drivers of her child's vehicle.
When AAA got the auto unstuck, Okes drove behind it for some time to verify everything was OK.
Presently, Owusu's photograph has circulated around the web. It's been shared more than 22,000 times.
"I wasn't attempting to make this sort of response," she said. "I was truly attempting to express my appreciation. I was not expecting an across the nation reaction."
Owusu said she seeks after a day when a tale around a white officer helping a dark man won't get any consideration.
"It will be the standard," she said. "It will be something we anticipate."
Nothing Owusu of Danville advised The Huffington Post she needed to share her gratefulness for Virginia State Trooper Matt Okes, who helped her child Joseph after the 20-year-old Virginia Tech understudy's tire smothered late Thursday night.When Okes' endeavors fizzled, Owusu composed that the trooper stayed with her child "throughout the night" until AAA could touch base to offer assistance. Owusu told WTVR that Okes utilized his auto's effective lights to alarm different drivers of her child's vehicle.
When AAA got the auto unstuck, Okes drove behind it for some time to verify everything was OK.
Presently, Owusu's photograph has circulated around the web. It's been shared more than 22,000 times.
"I wasn't attempting to make this sort of response," she said. "I was truly attempting to express my appreciation. I was not expecting an across the nation reaction."
Owusu said she seeks after a day when a tale around a white officer helping a dark man won't get any consideration.
"It will be the standard," she said. "It will be something we anticipate."
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