ALCONA COUNTY, MICHIGAN — A cop in Michigan is being praised after rushing to save a 2-year-old child from a passing dump-truck, Fox News reports.<br /><br />Sgt. Joseph Richards was on patrol when he noticed a child walking on the street.<br /><br />Dash cam footage shows him quickly rushing over to the girl and picking up her up just as a red dump truck rushes past.<br /><br />According to Michigan police, the truck driver tried to stop as soon as he saw the girl but didn't brake in time.<br /><br />In a statement, police said, "If not for Sgt. Richards' quick action, this incident would have ended in tragedy."<br /><br />The child's mom told the cops she had lost track of her daughter just before it all went down.<br /><br />The lucky child was returned to her family, who lived across the busy roadway.
