Bagel shop manager drives 6 hours to return customer's forgotten car keys
When Diana Chong and her family found themselves stranded nearly 200 miles from home, they never expected their friendly local bagel shop manager would be the person to come to their rescue.
Last Saturday, Chong ran into Bagels 101 in Middle Island, New York, to grab a few bagels for her husband and kids, who waited in the car. Chong accidentally left her key fob on the counter, but because the car was left running, they were able to drive off. The problem was, they didn't just drive around and go home — the Chongs traveled 189 miles to Honesdale, Pennsylvania, for a family celebration.
Chong tried to get local locksmiths and dealerships to help her, but it was Bagels 101 manager Vinny Proscia who saved the day. He told Chong he would deliver the key fob to her in Pennsylvania, then hit the road, finally arriving in Honesdale after a six-hour trip. "This act of kindness is just unheard of," Chong told CBS New York.
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She welcomed Proscia with food, coffee, and gift cards to thank him, but soon, he had to turn around and drive back, in order to get Bagels 101 open at 5:30 a.m. On the way home, Proscia said he was pulled over for speeding, but when the officer heard why he was in a hurry to get back, he let him go with a warning. Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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