A "hero" by definition is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for brave deeds and noble qualities from a heroic act.
That sentence best describes the actions of three individuals who were in the right place at the right time.
On Tuesday morning, Jan. 24, in West Penn Township, while preparing to stop on Archery Club Road, Kimberly Frey, 23, of Tamaqua, with her 6-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Murton, who was strapped in a car seat in the back seat, pumped her brakes as she approached the SR443 intersection.