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Sisterly love took on a whole new meaning for Anaiah Rucker last month, when the 9-year-old girl saved her little sister's life by letting herself get hit by a pickup truck.
Anaiah and her 5-year-old sister, Camry, were crossing the street to catch the bus for school when the accident happened, ABC affiliate WSBTV in Madison, Ga., reports.
"I love her more than anything," Anaiah told the station from her Atlanta hospital room. "I pushed my sister out of the way so she wouldn't get hit."
Morning Express reports Anaiah nearly died from her injuries, which included two broken legs -- the left leg was amputated, a broken neck and spleen damage. She also lost a kidney.
Anaiah tells WSBTV it was raining that day, that she looked both ways and thought they were clear to enter the street.
"I saw the truck and I was like, 'No!' " Andrea Taylor, the girls' mother who was watching from her porch, tells WSBTV. "I seen my daughter kinda snatch my 5-year-old back, and if it wasn't for that, my 5-year-old would have ... I don't think she would have made it."
The truck driver was not charged in the incident, according to the network.
WSBTV reports Anaiah is scheduled to be released today, and police cars and fire trucks from Madison will provide an escort home where it will be Anaiah Rucker Day.
Hailed as a hero, Anaiah tells WSBTV her motives were simple.
"I thought she was too young," she tells the network. "She's my sister. I love her."
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ReaderComments (Page 8 of 10)
3-16-2011 @ 7:45PM
proud conservative said...five year old saves older sister while mother sets on porch and lets kids go to the bus unattended. stupid mom. this is one example of government interfering with logic. the girls looked so they say but they needed some life skills and that part is missing. now look at the burden the little girl has to suffer. I blame the mom
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3-16-2011 @ 7:57PM
Marisol said...@ proud...You are a stupid none comprehending knucklehead. The five year old didn't save the nine old. It was the other way around. SMH @ this stupidity. A nine year old is old enough to know how to cross the street. It was an accident. Accidents happens. Stop blaming the mother. At least she was outside watching over them. She could have been in bed. Stfu
3-16-2011 @ 8:00PM
littleelton5 said...All I can say is May God Bless Her and her family. May he keep them strong and closer than ever. Sometimes He sends us angles before we are even born. You are honored and brave. An angle you truely are........
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3-16-2011 @ 8:13PM
Dusty754 said...Oh probably because a nine year old should have the ability to cross the street by herself? Did your mommy walk you across the street when you were nine?
Again here we go with the armchari phsychologists and mentally challenged morons with their holier than thou attitude blaming the mother for not walking their old enough to do the job child across the street.
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3-16-2011 @ 8:18PM
Dusty754 said...lita said...
I agree, Rich. A better writer would have said why the driver was not charged--or at least stated that the reason for not charging the driver was not available
DUHH! Could be that the bus wasn't there yet????? Guess you are assuming that the bus was waiting? When I drove school busses, we were not in the habit of stopping and waiting for the child to come out of the house and cross the street to board. The students were waiting at each stop for the bus BEFORE it got there. Kind of makes sense to be at the stop before the bus otherwise you chance to miss it.
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3-16-2011 @ 8:23PM
Dusty754 said...proud conservative said...
five year old saves older sister while mother sets on porch and lets kids go to the bus unattended. stupid mom. this is one example of government interfering with logic. the girls looked so they say but they needed some life skills and that part is missing. now look at the burden the little girl has to suffer. I blame the mom
Well your screen name says it all. Studies have shown that conservatives have a lower IQ than the rest of the planet and you guys never fail to prove the studies to be anything but factual.
Fact is a nine year old is old enough to cross a street by themselves.
Question. When you were nine did your mommy hold your hand and help you cross streets?
Second Question. Did you parents have any children other than yourself that didn't develope a real brain?
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3-17-2011 @ 7:45PM
Keith said...3-16-2011 @ 8:23PM
Dusty754 said...
proud conservative said...
five year old saves older sister while mother sets on porch and lets kids go to the bus unattended. stupid mom. this is one example of government interfering with logic. the girls looked so they say but they needed some life skills and that part is missing. now look at the burden the little girl has to suffer. I blame the mom
Well your screen name says it all. Studies have shown that conservatives have a lower IQ than the rest of the planet and you guys never fail to prove the studies to be anything but factual.
Fact is a nine year old is old enough to cross a street by themselves.
Question. When you were nine did your mommy hold your hand and help you cross streets?
Second Question. Did you parents have any children other than yourself that didn't develope a real brain?
I have a question for you. Can you show me a single valid study that backs up you claim that conservatives are intelectually inferior to liberals? Is there a liberal or conservative gene? Was the study done in a true scentific manner or did they just find a bunch pontificating baffoons and test them? And let me guess, for the liberal side they went to a college debate team. Truth is when anyone buys into a politcal philosophy completely they cease to think for themselves and let the herd rule them. This can apply to liberals, conservatives, communists or religious fanatics as well as sports fanatics.
Proud Conservative is an idiot, but that does not mean that all conservatives are too.
And shame on YOU Dusty754 for using this story as a soapbox for your own warped political/sociological veiws.
3-16-2011 @ 8:28PM
Dusty754 said...RG said...
I feel so horrible for this little girl. Words can't even begin to express it. WHY WAS THIS TRUCK DRIVER NOT TICKETED and worse??!! I am outraged!! I am a school bus driver & ALL vehicles including ambulances, fire trucks, & police cars are to stop for our stop signs & flashing red lights. You would be horrified to know how many people ignore this law and speed right through. Just today I had 2 cars run my flashing red lights at the same time; thank God I had enough time to warn the boy that was about to cross the street because he would've been dead. It truly disgusts me how ignorant people are and that they're in such a hurry that they have to put a child's life in danger. What's even worse is that it's so hard to get these people penalized for this. The law needs harsher punishments for those who run a school bus' red flashing lights. Enough is enough
Yes must punish those people for running the red lights of a school bus that probably had not arrived at the stop yet. As a school bus driver you must be smart enough to realize that the kids are usually waiting at the stop before you and your bus arrive. How do you think they got there? Osmosis?? Matter transporter??
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3-16-2011 @ 10:44PM
Dennis Kemp II said...Pray this young lady always remembers that what she did shows how good and big her heart really is, especially when she finds herself focusing on her resultant handicap. Remind her that if she hadn't shown such love and sacrifice, she instead would be spending the rest of her life thinking about what she should have done, thinking about the sister she once had. Now she can be proud and happy because her sister lives, with special thanks to her own sacrificial love.
I'm also thankful for her Mother and anybody else that helped raise these good children. These actions to happen instinctively without proper upbringing! God Bless!!
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3-16-2011 @ 11:51PM
Urban*Ga*Peach said...I actually know this family personally. The mother is a wonderful mother to her children, for those who made rude comments. This was a freak accident. The live in rural Georgia, the kinda place where everyone knows each other. The driver wasnt cited because it happened so fast without warning, there was no way to avoid the collision. The bus was not there yet because it was running late due to the rain. This little girl is a hero, innocent with a heart of gold. People look at the bigger picture, she sacrificed herself and almost died to save her sister out of love. How many of you would do the same? Not many...
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3-17-2011 @ 12:20AM
Gwendolyn said...Bless you always for doing something so brave Anaiah, I would've done the same thing.
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3-17-2011 @ 7:24AM
sarah said...Anaiah, you are truly a hero. God Bless You!
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3-17-2011 @ 7:29AM
Anderson said...Lets see how she thanks you for that later when she is the popular teen and your're just a handicap who won't have a boyfriend or a job. lt's a unthankful world. You are so brave !!!
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3-17-2011 @ 8:32AM
Jon Kaufmann said...Anderson;
First, who are you talking to, the 9 year old or the 5 year old? It isn't clear from your sentence. Second, just because someone has a "handicap" such as a missing leg, or in my wife's case cerebral palsy, does not mean she has to miss out on life. I know more people with "handicaps", both physical and intellectual, who do quite well. You, of apparently limited intellect, are obviously not one of the successes as proved by your thoughtless comment.
3-17-2011 @ 7:24PM
Penelope said...I didn't mean to vote for Anderson but for Mr. Kaufman. People with challenges or disabilities are very productive and lead wonderful full lives.
This young lady will be just fine because of her string support system, the love of her mother and sister.
3-17-2011 @ 7:39AM
Rhonda said...My heart is breaking for this little girl. What an amazing thing she did. I wish I could give her a hug and tell her how special she truly is. Then I would smack the mother upside the head for "sitting on the porch" instead of helping her two small young children cross the street.
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3-17-2011 @ 7:53AM
Shannon said...Yes, I agree. We need to stop blaming the mother. This sounds like one of those freak accidents that we will never be able to understand or comprehend. This little girl is to be admired, for being able to put someone else before herself at such a young age. Kudos to her mother, for that kind of selflessness is learned by watching others. What a truly special little girl.
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3-17-2011 @ 8:03AM
Rayje said...Sometimes bravery knows no age limits or boundaries. If adults could just look into the minds and souls of some younger people they may be surprised by what is inside.
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3-17-2011 @ 8:52AM
Barb said...It was great that the girl saved her sister, but she needs to know that they are glad that she also survived. I hope she gets the love and support that she needs. She's a real hero.
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3-17-2011 @ 9:00AM
Kat said...God Bless this young lady. May she have a long and wonderful life.
She truly is a hero!
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