A life-saving scene played out on a busy stretch of Gratiot Avenue last week with a heroic act by a Macomb County sheriff’s deputy.
A life-saving scene played out on a busy stretch of Gratiot Avenue last week with a heroic act by a Macomb County sheriff’s deputy.
Deputies were notified on Sept. 12 around 2:15 p.m. that a silver GMC Sierra pickup truck was driving erratically in Mount Clemens on southbound Gratiot Avenue near Church Street.
Watch video of the heroic rescue in the video player below: Video: Deputy climbs into driver’s truck during medical emergency in Mount Clemens
They found the driver on Gratiot Avenue near Remick Drive and turned on their lights and siren, but the 63-year-old driver failed to stop and continued on at about 5 mph.
One deputy rolled down her window and tried to get him to stop, but he appeared to be in a daze. The driver managed to briefly hit his brakes and that’s when the deputy climbed from her passenger seat into the moving truck.
The deputy was able to stop the truck.
The Clinton Township Fire Department was called in to treat the driver and he was taken to the hospital. His family was alerted.
It appears the driver had experienced a medical episode.
I commend Deputy Miron for putting herself in harms way to help a citizen in need and protect other drivers on the roadway, Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said in a statement. Due to her quick thinking and selfless actions, she safely ended what could have been a tragic situation.