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Good Samaritan Takes Up Car Chase to Save Abducted Girl

Good Samaritan Takes Up Car Chase to Save Abducted Girl
Victor Perez launched an improbable car chase that resulted in the recovery of an 8-year-old girl abducted in Fresno, Calif. 'This guy is a true action hero,' said California's governor.

For Victor Perez, an unemployed construction worker, alertness paid off last week. Mr. Perez saw a news report about a girl kidnapped by someone in a red and white pickup truck Monday afternoon. When he left his home later that day, he saw a truck like the one in the news report and decided to follow it.

His improbable car chase resulted in the recovery of an 8-year-old girl abducted in Fresno, Calif. "This guy is a true action hero," said California's governor.

"I just took that chance to follow the truck and told my cousin to dial 911, while I gave chase, and just to make sure if it wasn't him," he told the CBS Morning News.

(READ the story in the CS Monitor)

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