A.V. DEPUTY A LIFESAVER GIRL RESCUED AFTER CRASH TOSSES HER IN CAR SEAT.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A crowd was huddled around the unconscious 4-year-old girl, still in her car seat after it was hurtled some 50 feet in a violent traffic collision. Deputy Ramon Murgatroyd assumed the worst when he raced across the street to find the child wasn't breathing. He said her eyes were rolled back, and that she had fluid in her mouth. The sheriff's deputy from Lancaster performed CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac and there's little question he saved the unidentified youngster's life. On Monday, she remained hospitalized at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and he was honored as a hero. ``Any time you're coming up on a child you fear the worst, that's really the only thing that's crossing your mind,'' Murgatroyd said. ``Most of us here in this department are parents.'' It was 9:30 a.m. Sunday when a 24-year-old woman driving a Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the , her little girl inside, ran a red light on Lancaster Boulevard and was hit broadside by a large sport utility vehicle, a Chevrolet Suburban This article is about a type of vehicle. For other uses, see Suburb. The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is one of the longest-lived automobile nameplates in the United States, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced , headed south on Challenger Way. Neither the mother nor the 42-year-old Lancaster man driving the Suburban was seriously hurt. Murgatroyd said the Civic was ``just obliterated o·blit·er·ate tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates 1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at abolish. 2. .'' ``It's definitely a miracle,'' Murgatroyd said. ``When you roll up to something like that you don't expect anybody to live.'' Murgatroyd said his adrenaline kicked in when he saw the child seat across the boulevard. Sgt. Michael Handley called Murgatroyd's actions heroic. ``Just knowing what to do and what not to do and acting quickly, I think he saved her life,'' Handley said. ``As a department, we are very proud of him.'' Murgatroyd is a member of a family entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. in Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley law enforcement circles. He and his brother, Joseph Murgatroyd, a Palmdale sheriff's station deputy, are among eight active or retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. officers. Ironically, Murgatroyd is often ribbed by colleagues because his name figures in the catchphrase Noun 1. catchphrase - a phrase that has become a catchword catch phrase phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence ``Heavens to Murgatroyd'' used amid panicky situations by 1960s cartoon character Snagglepuss, a friendly lion who appeared in several cartoon episodes including ``Quick Draw McGraw'' and ``Yogi Bear,'' among others. ``I'm used to it by now,'' Murgatroyd said. ``I've been getting teased about it since the day I was born.'' Murgatroyd said he never expected such a commotion to be made of what he considers routine police work ``that we all do.'' ``It's been surreal,'' he said. ``It's nice to be recognized, but none of us are in this for the attention.'' gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sheriff's Deputy Ramon Murgatroyd helped save the life of a 4-year-old girl who was thrown from her car after a traffic collision in Lancaster on Sunday and landed some 50 feet away, still in her car seat. She is recovering at a hospital. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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