Daily News | SEPTA bus driver who stopped a carjacking is invited to Biden’s State of the Union
Boyle, who grew up in Olney, has a personal affinity for transit workers. His father, Frank, an Irish immigrant, was a janitor on the Broad Street Line. “To be able to honor a SEPTA worker gives me great joy,” he said.
DeShields was driving north on Frankford Avenue near North Thompson Street about 10 p.m. when he saw three men holding up a woman for her car. One snatched the keys.» READ MORE:Life moved fast after The Inquirer reported on the incident. Philadelphians weary of a spike in violent crime and tragic news hailed DeShields as a hero. They said on social media and elsewhere that his actions lifted their spirits.
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