A traffic violation in Sherwood, turned into a sweet surprise for the driver and her son.

SHERWOOD, Ark. – A traffic violation in Sherwood, turned into a sweet surprise for the driver and her son.

Sherwood Police Officer, Matthew Rodriguez, said he pulled over the mom Wednesday outside of Academy Sports.

The two were in the store looking for football gear, but left when they saw the prices.

After listening to the families story, not only did Officer Rodriguez let her go for the parking violation, but he also bought her son Jaiden a new set of football gear.

“When I said, “hey do you want to, do you mind if I buy?, and he was like, he just smiled it was just like something amazing,” Officer Rodriguez said.

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