Dramatic Rescues: Pregnant Woman and Elderly Driver

In Illinois, a dramatic rescue unfolded as deputies saved a pregnant woman whose car, with malfunctioning brakes, was speeding toward a freezing lake. The incident occurred when the woman called 911, desperately explaining her inability to stop the vehicle and her fear for her life as she was 20 weeks pregnant. Williamson County Sheriff's Deputy Tyler Coffey executed a rolling roadblock, positioning his patrol car in front of the runaway vehicle to gradually bring it to a stop, preventing a potential disaster. Both the woman and the deputies were unharmed, with only minor damage to the vehicles, and the deputy's actions were widely praised. In a separate incident, a 76-year-old woman in Mahopac, New York, was rescued after her car plunged into the West Branch Reservoir. Local police and fire departments swiftly responded, successfully removing her from the vehicle, and she was unharmed.