Hero Driver Saves Kidnapped Girl | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

A heroic act unfolds when Jennifer Maxwell, a woman driving home from work, spots a terrified 12-year-old girl fleeing through the woods—barefoot and scratched up. The girl reveals she’d been kidnapped by Daniel Gear, who’d taken her from his home earlier that day during a sleepover. Maxwell immediately calls 911, takes the girl to safety, and even drives police back to the scene where Gear’s truck was found nearby. Tragically, while returning from giving her statement, Maxwell is involved in a crash that leaves her injured and totals her SUV. This isn’t her first brush with danger—she was…