One day this past January, six-year Aryan Gavali was walking to school with his mother when the unthinkable happened. Out of nowhere, a raccoon leapt onto the little boy, biting his face and attacking his eyes. Danny Walls of Elmwood Park was nearby getting out of his truck and heard the mother’s screams. At first he couldn’t see what was happening, but as he approached the scene he witnessed the savage attack by the 20-pound raccoon. Thinking quickly, he grabbed a fiberglass pole from his truck and beat off the animal, killing the raccoon and saving the boy’s life. Danny put himself in harm’s way – the raccoon was later determined to have rabies – but didn’t hesitate to come to the rescue. After the boy was taken to the hospital, Danny got back in his truck and cried, thinking of his own small children. His quick thinking and compassion truly epitomizes the definition of Good Samaritan.