Caught on Camera: Toddler nearly hit in busy Mesa intersection [Video]

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Dashcam video from a Valley woman’s vehicle shows the moment a toddler ran into oncoming traffic near 96th Street and University Drive in Mesa Friday evening.

She said the image is burned into her mind.

“When you look at the video, I’m completely hysterical because I feel hopeless,” she said.

The experience has left her traumatized. Her chilling screams can be heard as she sees the toddler running into the inte.section

“I felt like I was mentally preparing myself to watch a child be crushed,” she said.

Her 7-year-old son was in the back seat, and she couldn’t risk his life by using her vehicle to block traffic. All she could do to help the toddler and keep her son safe was honk at the little boy in hopes of getting his attention.

In the video, you can hear her honking and then see the boy look in her direction and pause. Cars zoom by and swerve just …