A high school graduate stuck in traffic gridlock had her spirits lifted by strangers on the 91 Freeway in Anaheim Hills.An Orange County teen almost missed her high school graduation ceremony in Anaheim for the most Southern California of reasons.
Unfortunately, their route to the 10 a.m. ceremony at Handel Stadium included the 91 Freeway, a stretch of which wasarea due to a SWAT standoff with an armed man after a pursuit. She suspected something was wrong when police cars, officers on motorcycles and armored SWAT vehicles began passing their car.
Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions on the freeway as law enforcement officers tried to bring the standoff to a safe conclusion. Two armored SWAT vehicles sandwiched a blue sedan with the driver inside in the middle lanes. The traffic tie-up included a heartwarming moment when other drivers learned of Artleth's dilemma. They honked horns in celebration as she donned her cap on the freeway in video that her mom