Sheriff’s deputy saves choking 1-year-old girl during traffic stop

SANTA FE, N.M. - Dashcam video captured the terrifying moments of a New Mexico sheriff’s deputy quickly acting to save a 1-year-old girl from choking to death. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department shared a video of the incident reported on June 5 along an interstate in Santa Fe. Deputy Sheriff Patrick Ficke said he noticed a vehicle driving erratically and initiated a traffic stop. -- More...

WATCH: Dashcam video shows how a deputy sheriff’s quick thinking saved a one-year-old’s life in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. Sheriff's deputy Patrick Ficke says he’d flagged a car that was driving “erratically” on I-25, before realizing the little girl was choking on a Cheeto. pic.twitter.com/qZCVo3EGsO

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