A 12-year-old from Williamsburg, Virginia, is being called a hero, after she saved herself and her younger sister from a carjacker.
After witnessing a car accident on their way to Bush Gardens last week, Brandie Wieler and her two daughters pulled over to help.
Brandie was quick to dial 911, and rush over to the victims of the crash, while 12-year-old Maddie and 7-year-old Mollie remained seated in the car. While she was on the phone with emergency responders, the man who caused the crash, Paul Salsman, headed straight for Brandie’s van.
“I could see him going toward the van, and I’m screaming,” Weiler told local news.
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Williamsburg police say Salsman stuck his hand inside the van to unlock the door, then climbed inside with the girls. That’s when Maddie jumped into full-on-protection mode, serving up a full plate of girl-power.
“I just went for it,” Maddie said. “Nothing passed my mind except, ‘He is a psycho and he needs to get out of the car.’”
The 12-year-old had the quick thinking of shifting the car in “drive” so the transmission wouldn’t start. Then Maddie went WWE on the carjacker, repeatedly punching him and screaming for help.