Tennessee high school student 'stepped up,' helps senior cross busy street

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A high school student in Tennessee is being praised after helping a senior citizen cross a busy road. 

The Maryville Police Department said Friday on Facebook that an officer on patrol witnessed the act of kindness. 

"This. Guy. Right. Here!!!!," the department shared. 

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According to police, the motorcycle cop was driving along West Lamar Alexander Parkway in Maryville, about 17 miles south of Knoxville.

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A photo released by the department captures the good deed.

"He saw someone in need and stepped up," police wrote of the kind-hearted teenager. "Well done!"

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