Keys to the city, honors and gifts: how a teenager became a hero by not using a smartphone

A seventh grader from Michigan who took control of a school bus after the driver passed out was the only passenger who wasn't distracted by his phone, reports Yahoo.

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In a video that went viral last month, Dillon Reeves, a student at Lois E. Carter High School in Warren, Michigan, rescues more than 60 children after a bus driver collapsed.

Reeves' father said he thought one of the reasons his son was so vigilant was because he didn't have a phone and was looking out the window.

“What else are you going to do when you don’t have a phone? You will look at people, you will notice details. You'll be looking out the window,” Dillon's father, Steve, said. “This is a very powerful lesson, maybe a lesson that will change the world.”

Other students on the bus that day said they were all on their phones and didn't notice that the driver had passed out.

“I had my own AirPods,” said one student. Another added: "I was playing a little game on my phone."

The video shows Reeves rushing to the front of the bus, slamming on the brakes and grabbing the steering wheel before yelling at his classmates, "Somebody call 911, now!"

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The seventh grader was eventually able to stop the bus without incident before two bystanders helped the students get off the bus and call an ambulance to the driver.

None of the students were injured in the incident, and the 40-year-old bus driver was taken to hospital in a "stable" condition.

The boy's father told reporters that his son knew exactly how to stop the bus because he saw the driver do it every day.

Key to the city for a little hero

Dillon Reeves was recently awarded a key to the city by the Mayor of Warren in recognition of his heroic act. MacombDaily.
The ceremony took place on May 11 at the Foots City Hall office.

The boy was modest when he accepted the key to the city, and said that he never expected that his act would attract so much attention.

The Macomb County Highway Traffic Safety Association presented Reeves with the Road Safety Hero Award, as well as vouchers for free driving training courses.

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"We recognize that this smart young man's quick action has saved lives and prevented injury," said Christopher Drummy, the association's executive director.

Reeves was also given the opportunity to serve as police commissioner for a day thanks to Warren Police Chief William Dwyer, who honored him with a special lifesaving award.

“He was always a responsible kid who paid attention to his surroundings,” Dillon's father, Steve Reeves, said. “But I’m still surprised by his actions that day.”

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While at TSA's Fraser office, Reeves was able to try out a new and improved distraction driving simulator purchased with a grant from General Motors.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• Seventh grader from Michigan honored as a hero for preventing his school bus from crashing after the bus driver passed out.

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