local news outlet FOX 8.As the SUV headed for a concrete wall on the side of the highway, Jermel grabbed the steering wheel from his mom.
Twins Jermel and Jordan Taylor, 11, were honored for their quick-thinking by city officials. "While she was having the seizure, I thought to myself, ‘Let’s not injure all the people on the road, in the cars, and let’s try to keep everybody safe.’ So, I decided to grab the wheel and turn into a safer place," Jermel shared.Once Jermel steered the SUV into the grass and helped bring the vehicle to a stop in a ditch, his brother Jordan called 911.
Crystal told FOX 8 that she did not realize what happened until she woke up in the back of an ambulance. "Honestly, I was just so thankful that they knew exactly what to do for me, ‘cause they’ve seen me have seizures before.
But, this one really was just out of the blue," Crystal, 33, said.Police officers who were called to the scene are convinced that the boys not only saved themselves and their mother, but also protected other drivers on the highway that day.RELATED: 'My son is my hero': California teen saves dad pinned under truck"Eleven-year-olds don’t typically have that quick-witted response like normal adults would," Audrey Aiello, Massillon’s police sergeant, said. "I was very impressed.