--- description: A pickup driver being attacked by a crowd after striking a 10-year-old was saved by a retired nurse who stepped in and shielded him from the attackers, local police says. Both the child and the driver are hospitalized title: Retired Nurse Saves Driver From Attacking Mob image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [cities](/tag/cities/) ## cities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Retired Nurse Saves Driver From Attacking Mob by [Michelle Arrouas](/author/michelle-arrouas/) ## Michelle Arrouas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2014 10:00 AM CUT by [Michelle Arrouas](/author/michelle-arrouas/) ## Michelle Arrouas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2014 10:00 AM CUT A retired nurse may have saved a man’s life when she courageously stepped in to protect him from an enraged mob, Detroit _Free Press_ [reports.](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/08/driver-assaulted-by-crowd-after-hitting-boy/7465243/ "undefined") Steve Utash found himself attacked by a crowd of around a dozen enraged bystanders after his truck struck a 10-year-old child in the Motor City’s east side. Retired nurse Deborah Hughes, who saw the accident from her home and rushed to care for the child, shielded the driver from attack. “She’s a hero for it,” said Sgt. Michael Woody, Detroit police spokesman. “She saved that man’s life.” Steve Utash is currently receiving treatment in hospital for critical head injuries, while the child has also been admitted, but is expected to make a full recovery. Three individuals have been charged with assault. \[[_Detroit Free Press_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/08/driver-assaulted-by-crowd-after-hitting-boy/7465243/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/55132/nurse-driver-attacking-mob/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/55132/nurse-driver-attacking-mob/"},"headline":"Retired Nurse Saves Driver From Attacking Mob","datePublished":"2014-04-09T10:00:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:12:33.809Z","description":"A pickup driver under attack after running down a 10-year-old was saved by a retired nurse who stepped in and shielded him from the frenzied mob, local police say. Both the child and the driver have been hospitalized","url":"https://time.com/55132/nurse-driver-attacking-mob/","keywords":["cities","Detroit","Attack","Mob"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Arrouas","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/michelle-arrouas/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/cities/","name":"cities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/55132/nurse-driver-attacking-mob/","name":"Retired Nurse Saves Driver From Attacking Mob"}}]}] ```