In 2008, Reader's Digest celebrated 13 ordinary citizens who unexpectedly found themselves confronted with desperate situations--and acted. Their stories are told here. You let us know who inspires you the most by voting in our Hero of the Year poll, and here are the nominees.
Chris Howard was driving home from work one evening when he found himself facing an 18-wheel lumber truck coming his way on the wrong side of a four-lane highway outside St. Helens, Oregon. Even more frightening was that nine-year-old Matty Lovo was at the wheel-he'd grabbed control after his father passed out. Howard caught up with the truck, leaped onto the running board, and managed to open the cab door and hit the brake pedal, halting the 50-ton rig and saving both father and son. "My heart was racing," Howard says. "But there was no time to be scared."
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