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Pregnant woman driving with her dog freaked out after car's brakes failed—then a quick call saved her life

The woman was going 45 miles an hour and her car wouldn't slow down or stop and in the spur of a moment, she was dramatically rescued.

BY ANGELINA DSOUZA

PUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO

(L) Car showing extremely high speed. (Representative Cover Image Source; Pixabay| ENiemel), (R) Woman in her car speaking on the phone. (Representative Cover Image Source: Pexels| Peter Fazekas)

When you’re struggling and in unprecedented danger, only sharp and quick thinking and action can help. One has to quickly skim through every possibility in their mind to save themself and others around them. A pregnant woman was saved in a dramatic rescue, thanks to the quick thinking of a cop, as per a statement from the Williamson County Sheriff's Office. She was driving westbound on old Route 13 at Division Street near Carterville when she lost control of her vehicle - it wouldn’t slow down or stop. Scared for her life, the woman made a call and everything played out in the spur of a moment to rescue her.

Person using phone while seated in car. (Representative Image Source: Pexels| Photo by cottonbro studio)

The woman was 20 weeks pregnant and was driving to pick up her partner, per ABC News. Unfortunately, the brakes stopped working and the car kept accelerating. Struggling to figure out what she could do, the woman tried everything. She even tried to turn off her car but all in vain. When nothing worked, she immediately dialed 911 and explained her situation. The conversation was shared by the cops with media houses. “I’m 20 weeks pregnant, I cannot die today,” she remarked, with her voice cracking out of fearful crying. As the car kept moving forward, there was a lake soon approaching and the car was going to get submerged if nothing was done. The Williamson County Sheriffs sprung to action to locate and rescue the woman.

Cop cars creating roadblock. (Representative Image Source: Pixabay| Photo by Bruce Emmerling)

The dispatcher suggested the woman make a turn to avoid crashing into the lake. However, with the car moving at 45 miles per hour, the woman was terrified to make any move. Two officers reached the scene first and spotted the woman. As they located her car, they drove in their respective vehicles to save her life. One of the vehicles drove ahead of the woman’s car to create a "rolling roadblock" and tried their best to hold it down. Their primary agenda was to ensure the woman didn’t crash—especially into the lake. "Getting that close to the lake and with the temperatures as cold as it was, that was my main concern—safely getting it stopped to avoid her ending up in the lake,” the officer said.

“The maneuver was performed by passing the vehicle, positioning in front of it, and then slowly decelerating until the front bumper (of the woman's car) gently made contact with the rear bumper of the patrol vehicle,” the statement revealed. Trying their best to control their vehicle and stop the woman’s car, at about a quarter mile before the lake, the car finally stopped. The officers quickly checked on the woman and helped get her necessary assistance.

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"Myself and two other deputies had jumped out and ran up to that vehicle to make sure that it was in park and that the driver was okay," the officer recalled. The statement added that the situation was so horrifying that the woman was sure to end up in the lake had the officers not done the spontaneous roadblock. With minimal damage only to the officer’s car, the woman was safe. "I'm just very happy that myself and the other deputies were able to get that car stopped," the officer added.