A man noticed another driver in a medical emergency on southbound I-5 near 56th Street, and used bravery and quick thinking to help avoid a deadly multi-car pileup.
When most witness an erratic car on the freeway, they back off, change lanes, and call 911, and that would be a reasonable response, but not Paul.
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Washington State Patrol Trooper Kameron Watts posted the story Tuesday morning, and the details are worth telling properly.
A Man Named Paul Stopped an Incapacitated Driver on I-5 Yesterday with His Car
A driver on southbound I-5 experienced a medical emergency while driving, one of the most dangerous situations imaginable. With the driver incapacitated, the vehicle is moving at highway speed with nobody in control. It could have drifted into other lanes, hit vehicles, and created a chain reaction of crashes in seconds.
Paul saw what was happening and made a split-second decision to use his own vehicle and physically push the out-of-control car over to the left shoulder barricade to stop it…