Wisconsin parade watcher threw daughter out of harm's way: ‘If I had to get hit, I had to get hit’

A father whose family narrowly avoided getting hit by the driver of a speeding SUV at a Wisconsin Christmas parade on Sunday described the harrowing scene.

Kluka's said his daughter had been attending the parade with him her entire life, and he was grateful he was able to pull her to safety.

Five senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC News that police are questioning a person of interest and that he may have a significant criminal history. The horrific scene unfolded when a speeding SUV rammed through a barricaded street at a high rate of speed and plowed into a sea of people, many of them children.

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