A Thanksgiving Day Amber Alert serves as a good example of why people outside the immediate area should pay attention.

The alert was issued around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in Belmont County. Eleven hours later and 70 miles away in Canton, some alert drivers recognized Mandy Myer's car on I-77.  They called 911 and stayed on the line with dispatchers long enough for state troopers to safely catch up to the southbound vehicle.

Troopers say they pulled over Myer's car just south of Bolivar in Tuscarawas County.

Myer's children, ages 6 and 8, were inside the car and they were okay.

Myer hasn't been charged but that could change when the investigation is complete.