An 11-year-old girl is being hailed as a hero after her quick thinking helped save her mother’s life during a medical emergency on the side of a San Antonio highway.

Last month, Jenna Lester was driving with her daughter, Krista, near the Boerne Stage Road exit off Interstate 10 when she began experiencing tremors, heart palpitations and blurry vision.

After Lester realized something was wrong, she pulled over and told Krista to call 911 — a moment she said she will never forget.

“I started panicking at that point because that was a little weird, I’ve never had to call 911 before,” Krista said.

Krista said she remained calm despite being scared and took charge of the situation.

While Lester began seizing and briefly passed out, Krista stayed on the phone with emergency dispatchers, ga

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