Good Samaritan Stops Runaway Stroller Headed Into Busy SoCal Traffic

HESPERIA, CA — A gust of high desert wind pushed a baby stroller toward a busy street this week, halted only by a good Samaritan who was in the right place at the right time.

Ron Nessman was fresh from a job interview at Applebee's in Victorville when he saw the runaway stroller and grabbed it before it rolled into traffic on Bear Valley Road in Hesperia, NBC4's Tony Shin reported.

Video captured at the scene showed the stroller rolling away from the child's great aunt's car in the A1 Hand Car Wash parking lot. She attempted— but failed— to grasp the stroller in time before it rolled down the sharp embankment toward the busy street.

Nessman was sitting with his sister at the car wash when he heard the screams for help, he said. He raced to the stroller, redirecting it before it careened in front of oncoming traffic. (Watch the full video below).

The baby was unharmed, according to reports.

Meanwhile, Nessman said he still hopes to find work and remains positive in his search.

Nessman told reporters he had been homeless for eight years after the crushing death of his longtime girlfriend and had recently moved in with his sister as he tries to rebuild his life.

"I knew I could get (the stroller), and I'm thankful for that because I really wouldn't want to see the end result if I wasn't there," he told reporters. "If you want something different in your life, you need to do something different. And that's where I am at today."

Patch reached out to the manager of the Victorville Applebee's, who was unaware of the heroic act by Nessman, but said they would "look into it."