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Mario Kart cited in young boy's wheel-grabbing bravery

Just a cute little blip for you: a ten year old boy who steered a car to safety said he learned how to handle the wheel by playing Mario Kart. The driver, his 74 year-old grandmother, had suddenly passed out, but the kid gamer grabbed the wheel and steered the car to a safe halt in a ditch at the side of the road. Nobody was injured. Enjoy a full report on KVAL.

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Brenna Hillier

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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