Witness: 'Oh My God, He Threw A Kid In The Road'

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - A woman talked about what she saw after a man was arrested for throwing a toddler into oncoming traffic.

Tracy Willner witnessed the incident Friday night near the intersection of North Academy Boulevard and Airport Road in Colorado Springs.

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"We see a guy standing by grease Monkey and it looks like he's throwing something in the road," Willner said. "The car in front of us swerved, so we stopped and I realized it was a baby - well, a 2-year-old - and he stood up, and I said, 'Oh my God, oh my God, he threw a kid, he threw a kid in the road.'"

Tracy Willner (credit: CBS)

Police say the toddler is expected to be okay.

The child's 30-year-old cousin, Brian Hickcox, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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