STEPHEN FRAZIER, CNN ANCHOR: A 12-year-old boy in Michigan is being hailed as a hero now for showing extraordinary gumption under pressure. What he did during a medical emergency steered his family away from disaster. Eric Leaf with CNN affiliate WJBK TV has details.</s>ERIC LEAF, WJBK CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Rescue crews respond to a 911 call. A woman has had a seizure while driving. The car veering out of control, her 12-year-old son in the passenger seat.</s>ZACHARY NOBLE, SAVED HIS MOTHER: I knew I had to do something, or else we would probably die.</s>LEAF (on camera): What Zachary did is nothing short of amazing. With his 9-year-old sister screaming in the back and his mother unconscious, Zachary reached over, grabbed a hold of the wheel, pushed on the brake, and slowly pulled the van over to the side of the road.</s>Z. NOBLE: My body did it for me. I just -- I knew what I had to do, I guess. I haven't been to any training or anything.</s>LEAF (voice-over): In complete control, Zachary comforted his mom and called 911. When the ambulance arrived, he was ready.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He told me her medical history, he was really cool and calm, he was very good.</s>LEAF: Zachary's mom was treated and made a full recovery, lucky to be alive.</s>KIM NOBLE, MOTHER: I think he not only saved my life, but he probably saved his own and his sister's.</s>Z. NOBLE: I feel so happy that I was there to save my mom.</s>LEAF: 12-year-old Zachary, a hero.</s>FRAZIER: Eric Leaf reporting there from WJBK Television in Michigan. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
12-Year-Old Boy Saves His Family