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Subway driver prayed after woman fell on tracks

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    In this image made from a Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 surveillance video provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, an unidentified woman stumbles before falling onto the subway tracks at Boston's North Station. The woman suffered some scrapes and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. She told authorities she had been drinking.

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    In this image made from a Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 surveillance video provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, people try to flag down an approaching train after an unidentified woman fell onto the tracks at Boston's North Station. The woman suffered some scrapes and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. She told authorities she had been drinking.

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    In this image made from a Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 surveillance video provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, an unidentified woman stumbles before falling onto the subway tracks at Boston's North Station. The woman suffered some scrapes and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. She told authorities she had been drinking.

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    In this image made from a Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 surveillance video provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, an unidentified woman lies on the subway tracks at Boston's North Station after falling off of the platform. The woman suffered some scrapes and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. She told authorities she had been drinking.

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    In this image made from a Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 surveillance video provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, a subway train comes to a stop just before running over an unidentified woman who fell on the tracks at Boston's North Station. The woman suffered some scrapes and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. She told authorities she had been drinking.

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BOSTON The driver of a Boston subway train that stopped just inches short of a woman who had fallen onto the tracks says she expected the worst.

Charice (shuh-REES') Lewis told CBS's "The Early Show" on Wednesday that she said to herself, "Please God, let this woman be OK" before getting out of her cab to check. Lewis said the woman just smiled at her.

Lewis got a call from fellow Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee Jacqueline Osorio, who was standing on the platform at North Station on Friday night when she saw the woman tumble. Osorio said the scene was "horrific."

Both were recognized by the MBTA for their actions.

The woman who fell, Sophia Hartdegen, said in a statement that she was grateful to Lewis and all the people who helped her.

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