Madera CHP officer helped make sure a Modesto woman took part in her naturalization ceremony: https://t.co/s92lBn2Y7x pic.twitter.com/Bzz1i8qMOB
— ABC30 Fresno (@ABC30) April 19, 2017
...While responding to an accident north of Avenue 17 on Highway 99 Ruvalcaba met 83-year-old Sarkees. Despite her obvious signs of pain, and a totaled car, she had somewhere she needed to be.
After taking the citizenship test seven times Sarkees was finally getting sworn in as a US citizen.
"That enthusiasm, her eagerness to be here, the fact that she put her pain aside and her suffering-- that pushed me to drive out here and made it happen for her," said Ruvalcaba.
Arriving in style Sarkees was taken to Valedez Hall by CHP escort.
Thanks to officer Ruvalcaba Sarkees was able to take her oath alongside more than 900 other people.
"I'm going to be American. I be happy-- very happy to be American lady, I be very very happy."
Sarkees came to the US in 2007 from Iraq....
