A 7-year-old girl was riding her bike when a stranger pulled up, grabbed her and forced her into his car.
Her aunt, Alecia Swejkoski, saw it happen and sprinted toward the vehicle.
Alecia threw herself halfway through the driver’s side window and started fighting him while her niece was still trapped inside. The man punched her, grabbed for the wheel and violently jerked the car forward and backward, trying to throw her off and get away.
But Alecia kept one hand on the steering wheel and the other fighting to get his grip off the little girl.
Then another driver, Scott Van Luven, saw what was happening and pulled his vehicle in front of the car to block the suspect in. He rushed over, helped pull the man out and held him there until police arrived.
Alecia was hurt, but her niece got out safely.
Because Alecia refused to let go and Scott chose to stop and help, that little girl made it safely back to her family.