Terrifying video shows a small child running down a Florida highway at night — almost getting hit by a car before a cop managed to scoop him up to safety.

Sergeant Shield was cruising down Highway 41 in North Port late Tuesday when he spotted the unidentified youngster in shorts and a T-shirt running between two lanes. 4

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As he slowed to turn around, his dash cam showed an oblivious driver in a white SUV cruising the same way — and narrowly missing the running boy as the officer blared his lights and siren in warning

“I got a small child running down the road in front of Lowe’s, just almost got hit by a car,” Shield radios in.

The boy — who was developmentally challenged, according to cops — attempts to run away, but was caught as the officer pulled out and gave chase on foot.

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