NEW CASTLE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Virginia State Police trooper saved a 22-month-old child from injury after seeing the toddler on a busy road, according to VSP.

Friday, March 14, 2025 at 10:30 a.m., while working traffic enforcement in the town of New Castle in Craig County, Senior Trooper C. Viera-Cintron noticed the child walking toward the middle of Salem Avenue/Route 311, according to police. Viera-Cintron pulled the child from the road.

After checking with nearby homes, police say Viera-Cintron went to a nearby daycare facility, where it was determined the child had left his teacher from an area in the back of the daycare. The toddler was away from the teacher for approximately 11 minutes, according to police.

Police say the daycare facility notified the parents of the child and relevant permitting agencies, while Virginia State Police and the Craig County Sheriff’s Office notified the Department of Social Services.

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