Viral: Hero Cop Tries to Distract 2-Year-Old Girl After Deadly Car Crash

A viral photo that’s making the rounds on social media websites shows a Colorado police officer trying to distract a little girl whose parents were involved in an accident.

Officer Nick Struck was one of the first to respond to the crash off I-76 near Brighton, Colo., according to USA Today.

When you hear that there's children involved ... you get that pit in your stomach.

— Officer Nick Struck

I'm not a medical person, but I know how to give a hug to somebody.

— Officer Nick Struck

“I know for my daughter, it’s just the attention that someone is there, listening. It’s the same for adults, but kids, they take it on a whole other level,” he said. “They‘ll gravitate to you, and I remember when I was holding her, she was grabbing the back of my arm, which is something my daughter does. Just stroking to the music, ’Twinkle, twinkle.'”

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According to Mirror, all six passengers were thrown from the vehicle, and none were “properly restrained” by seat belts.

“I’m not a medical person, but I know how to give a hug to somebody, and you better believe every one of those officers on scene would do the same thing,” he said.