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Ohio officer gives speeding motorist a 100-mile ride after hearing sad story

A driver who was pulled over for speeding after finding out his sister was killed, said he is grateful for the police officer who stopped him, after the officer drove him 100 miles to be with his family. 

Mark E Ross posted to Facebook that his sister was killed in a car accident, and he instantly got in the car to be with his family.

“Of course we were speeding, trying to get back to Detroit,” he wrote. “And we got pulled over in Ohio.”

Ross said he knew once he was pulled over that he was going to have to go to jail due to a petty warrant.

“I explained to the officer that my sister had died and that I needed to get to my mother ASAP,” Ross wrote on Facebook. “I broke down crying and he saw the sincerity in my cry.”

At 3am I got a phone call stating that my sister had been killed in a car accident due to some young dumb punk! I haven'...

Posted by Mark E Ross on Sunday, September 25, 2016

Ross said the officer then began praying over him, and his family. 

“He offered to bring me 100 miles further to Detroit because they towed the vehicle,” Ross said. 

Ross told Inside Edition that Sgt. David Robison was true to his word, and drove him to be with his family. 

“Everybody knows how much I dislike Cops but I am truly Greatful (sic) for this Guy. He gave me hope,” Ross wrote.   

According to Inside Edition, Robinson is now going to also attend the funeral services for the teenage sister of Ross. 

Ross’ Facebook post has now gone viral, with more than 100,000 shares on Facebook. 

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