QUINCY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Quincy police officer went above and beyond to help a man whose scooter ran out of power about a quarter-mile from his home.
The department shared a video Wednesday of Officer Steve Kelly pushing the man home before assisting him into his fourth-floor apartment.
“At one point I had to make a decision, so I just got behind him and started pushing,” he explained.
What do you do when your electric scooter runs out of juice a 1/4 mile from home? Officer Steve Kelly to the rescue! He was able to assist the man home and into his 4th floor apartment! pic.twitter.com/a41hBImi2G
— Quincy, MA Police Dept (@quincymapolice) April 8, 2020
Kelly is a 27 year veteran of the force and did not hesitate to help the man in need after told him that the battery on his scooter began dying while on his way home.
“So he would go maybe a couple of feet, stop and go maybe a couple of feet and stop again,” Kelly recalled. “He told me he went out to get something to eat and it went out a little too far and he ran out of juice in his battery.”
The two shared a few laughs during the 20 minute journey to get the man where he needed to go.
“He was saying here we go and push a little harder and that gave me a little motivation to get a little lower and a little more into the chair,” Kelly said.
All that encouragement finally paid off when the officer got the man into his home safe and sound.
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