NORTH PORT, Fla. - A Florida child who got out of his home despite safeguards in place was rescued by a North Port police officer who saw the kid running in traffic in the dark.

What we know:

Video recorded from a North Port Police Department patrol car shows a child running along U.S. Highway 41 in the dark as a white SUV drives up from behind.

After making a quick U-turn, the officer flashes his lights and blares the car’s horn to alert the driver of the SUV, which narrowly avoids the child.

The officer can be heard saying, "I’ve got a small child running down the road in front of Lowe’s. Just almost got hit by a car."

Police said the child involved had "developmental delays" and had wandered from home.

In a video posted to the NPPD’s Facebook page, the agency stresses that t

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