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Indy mechanic takes extra step to help stranded mom, kids [Video]

Ashley Masker was trying to get her kids home from school when her car stopped working and she was stuck on Shelby Street near East Raymond Street.

INDIANAPOLIS — The snow can be dangerous for drivers. A woman stuck at an intersection on the south side of Indianapolis with her kids in the car got the help she never expected. 

Ashley Masker was trying to get her kids home from school when her car stopped working and she was stuck on Shelby Street near East Raymond Street.

“I was literally almost in the middle of the street. I kept trying to go and all the cars behind me were honking,” she said.

Mechanic Jamie Ford was working nearby and came outside to help.

“He just asked me very nicely, like, ‘Hey, I work here at this mechanic shop. And is there any way, you know, I can move your vehicle into this parking lot …

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