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Spider-Man Costumed Worker Rolls Wheelchair User Across Six Lanes

7/24/2026

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Christopher Hellenthal, a 20-year-old employee in a Spider-Man costume, rolled a wheelchair user across six lanes of traffic in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Jonesboro police posted the video on Facebook, where it earned tens of thousands of likes.
Hellenthal said he acted on adrenaline and thought the suit made the moment pretty funny.
Police called the act a ‘web of kindness’ and praised the driver who helped the gentleman safely.

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Christopher Hellenthal, a 20-year-old employee in a Spider-Man costume, rolled a wheelchair user across six lanes of traffic in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Jonesboro police posted the video on Facebook, where it earned tens of thousands of likes.
Hellenthal said he acted on adrenaline and thought the suit made the moment pretty funny.
Police called the act a ‘web of kindness’ and praised the driver who helped the gentleman safely.