OMG. Is it the hormones? Or was it something more ominous?
A pregnant woman in Williamson County, Illinois called 911 to report that her car’s brakes had failed and she couldn’t stop. That’s right: Instead of slipping the transmission into Neutral and coasting to a stop, she kept going. And going. FOR SEVEN MINUTES!
Instead of activating her parking brake, she kept driving. Inside the car, she sounded as if she was bordering on hysterical.
Fortunately, Williamson County Sheriff’s Deputies came to her aid and boxed her in and brought her to a stop.
Here’s the video:
Here’s more from CBS News:
A sheriff’s deputy in Williamson County, Illinois, is being praised for rescuing a pregnant woman whose car wouldn’t stop as it sped toward a freezing lake.
The seven-minute ordeal began with a frantic 911 call early Wednesday morning.
“I need help. My brakes won’t stop. My car won’t stop. My brakes aren’t working,” the woman told dispatchers. She added, “I’m 20 weeks pregnant. I cannot die today.”
The car, traveling about 30 miles per hour on a dark rural road, was headed for a dead-end near the lake. Deputies quickly responded, with dispatchers coordinating efforts to intercept the vehicle.
“Turn right at the next road, okay?” a dispatcher said. “If you don’t turn, you’re gonna go into a lake.”
Deputy Tyler Coffey was the first to catch up to the runaway car. Using a rolling roadblock maneuver, Coffey positioned his patrol car in front of the vehicle to bring it to a stop.
“Her brake lights were illuminating, and she was not slowing down,” Coffey said. “Once I got in front of her vehicle, slowed down… her bumpers met mine, and slowly we came to a stop.”
In 911 recordings, the woman can be heard screaming, “I’m going to hit the cop. I’m going to hit him,” unaware that deputies were trying to help her.
Despite the collision, the woman, her dog, and the deputies were unharmed. Both cars sustained only minor damage.
When asked about being called a hero, Deputy Coffey said, “I’ve been getting that a lot. I appreciate the comments, but we’re all heroes—everybody from the dispatchers down to the deputies. Everybody worked together and made this a safe incident.”
Runaway car? Eh, not so much.
The good news is she didn’t come to a stop on a railroad crossing.
Thankfully she didn’t make it to that pond at the dead end that she seemed bent on reaching. Because no car will coast or even idle at 30mph for seven minutes – that’s three-plus miles.
Anyway, attaboys go out to the Williamson County Deputies and support staff for “saving” this woman from herself.
Anyone else remember those situations where Elmer Fudd would ask Daffy Duck if their dilemma required “mohre bwiefing?”
I first learned to question whether this was possible when Michael Hastings was killed. Anybody remember?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)
There was a man who had everything going for him he had a great job he had numerous columns coming out that were popular he had written one book and he was writing a second book that was about to come out and did come out a year after his death. He had a brand new Mercedes and he was out for a drive and then that Mercedes just drove right straight into a tree. He wasn’t texting he didn’t have his cell phone. That was the point when cars became computer-controlled and all electronic the steering is electronic it’s not by cable or gear, just like airplanes nowadays are not controlled by wire they are electronic. The brakes are electronically controlled the accelerator is electronically controlled and the steering is electronically controlled. Hmmmmmm?? Kind of makes you think.
Oh and he was no friend of the clintons or the obamas. I am very curious to find out what happened with this girl and her car but I’m not reaching any conclusions yet and nor should any of you.