Kristen
Masecchia
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Kristen Masecchia proved that crossing guards truly guard our children. At the start of the 2005 school year crossing guard for St. Mark’s Elementary School in Buffalo used her body as a human shield to protect the lives of four young children.
Mrs. Masecchia was directing four little girls
across the street when she saw a 2002 Oldsmobile go through a red light. She
yelled at the girls to run but was forced to take personal action. She
leaped towards the girls in an effort to protect them, pushing two them out
of harms way. She was struck in the back by the car and airlifted onto
the hood along with one of the children and fell onto the pavement.
The children and Mrs. Masecchia suffered injuries ranging from lower back pain to some bumps and bruises. Had it not been for the heroic action of Mrs. Masecchia these four children might have been more seriously injured.
