School bus driver rescues lost toddler wandering Tampa street; child reunited with family

TAMPA Fla WSVN A school bus driver is being hailed a hero after a child she saw wandering alone near a busy road in Tampa was safely reunited with loved ones A normal drive on Barbara Baker s passage back in August hurriedly turned into a rescue mission Look at the baby walking in the street by himself Oh my god she uttered to herself Baker declared she invariably looks ahead when she s driving but on that day she saw something odd a toddler in the distance wandering a residential street I looked again and seen the shoes the pajamas and I m like Oh my God it s a baby My heart just dropped she disclosed She didn t hesitate to stop and pull the bus over bringing the little boy on board When I approached the baby he just looked at me and I commented Come on baby let me take you to mommy so he let me pick him up and I walked up and down the sidewalk she noted While trying to find his parents the boy kept asking about his mom Momma momma momma the child repeated And that made Baker think about her own family I needed to cry because I thought about my grandbabies and I m like Oh cars are passing and no one is helping the baby in the road she revealed Police expeditiously arrived and communicated her that the child was two-and-a-half blocks away from home He walked a long strategies down the street to the middle of this road and I was like Oh my God she stated They were ultimately able to track down the child s family and return him home where he belongs It makes me want to cry Now I feel a little emotional but knowing the baby is home that s the big thing for me she stated Hillsborough County noted their school buses are designated as safe spaces and drivers are trained to be on the look out for scenarios just like this one