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Deputy comforts child at accident scene, photo goes viral

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 6, 2015

An Alabama sheriff's deputy jumped into action, not to save a life, but to comfort one after a terrible crash.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Alabama posted the photo of Deputy Ric Lindley holding an infant after a car crash.

As one Facebook comment said, "A dad in a uniform ..is still a dad."

Deputy Ric Lindley comforts a child at the scene of a traffic accident on I-20 near Leeds this morning.

Posted by Jefferson County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, October 6, 2015

There were no serious injuries, WHNT reported.

Police said the accident involved an ambulance, a tractor-trailer and three cars, AL.com reported.

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