Quick-Thinking Teen Rescues Infant After Family Perishes in Winter Storm Accident

It was supposed to be a quick errand for the Moore family on that fateful icy day in Portland. Little did they know their lives would be forever changed in a matter of minutes.

Seventeen-year-old Majiah Washington was sitting in her bedroom when a bright flash outside caught her attention. Pulling back the blinds, she saw a heartbreaking scene unfolding - a red SUV tangled in a downed power line, sparks flying.

Inside the vehicle, a young couple was panicking as they realized the extreme danger they now faced.

The woman, later identified as 25-year-old Sarah Moore, had been securing her infant daughter into a car seat when the accident occurred.

Now, seeing the live wire touching their vehicle, Sarah screamed for her boyfriend, 28-year-old Michael Smith, to get the baby to safety. Gripping his daughter tightly in his arms, Michael scrambled out of the SUV and started carefully making his way up the driveway.