A HERO cop has been praised after her quick thinking prevented a student from being hit by a passing car.

Footage shows Cpl Annette Goodyear, from the North East Police Department in Maryland, rushing the child out of the way on a crosswalk although she was struck by the car and fell to the street.

Police Corporal Annette Goodyear was positioned at a pedestrian crossing outside North East Middle School when an approaching car failed to stop while the student was making their way across the street.

Goodyear, upon realising the car was not stopping, pushed the student out of harm’s way, and was struck by the car herself. The corporal was later treated and released from hospital.

Dr. Jeffrey Lawson, the school district’s superintendent, praised the “hero police officer” in a tweet.

he driver of the car was issued with four citations, including failure to stop at a yield sign before entering a crosswalk and negligent driving.

This video which shows the incident was recorded by a school bus camera, and posted to Facebook by Cecil County Public Schools.

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