Police officer helps ducks across busy interstate

A friend of mine posted this and I had to share it..

An act of mallard-like chivalry caught on video has transformed Dustin Carrell from a friend of the web-footed into a Web folk hero..

..Carrell was off duty Monday and driving his patrol car back to the station. About 9 a.m., he noticed a car stopped on the westbound highway’s left lane near Interstate 5. Carrell saw a mama duck and about 10 ducklings near the median...

The other car drove off, and Carrell positioned his vehicle to shield the ducks. Eventually, the family began its trek across three lanes of traffic.

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Here is the video.. jump to 55 seconds in..