Aleksandra Sheridan (front), 9, took the wheel of her family's 2010 Volkswagen Beetle and was able to stop the car after her mother, Jennifer (top), slipped into a diabetic coma while driving on Jan. 18. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Aleksandra Sheridan (left), 9, took the wheel of her family's 2010 Volkswagen Beetle and was able to stop the car after her mother, Jennifer (right), slipped into a diabetic coma while driving on Jan. 18. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Aleksandra Sheridan, 9, took the wheel of her family's 2010 Volkswagen Beetle and was able to stop the car after her mother slipped into a diabetic coma while driving on Jan. 18. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Aleksandra Sheridan, 9, holds a golden duck she received from the Frankfort Fire Protection District after she took the wheel and was able to stop the family's car after her mother slipped into a diabetic coma. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
NEW LENOX — A 9-year-old girl wasn’t planning to get her hands on the car keys during a routine ride to McDonalds last week. But when her mother went into a diabetic coma at the wheel Jan. 18, Aleksandra “Alex” Sheridan ended a lengthy ride …
