A Florida crash response turned into a life-saving medical emergency when Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies found a driver unconscious, pulseless and not breathing after a crash along Interstate 4, according to WPEC/CBS12 reporting.
The station reported that the rescue happened Wednesday after a deputy stopped to check on people involved in the I-4 crash. While the deputy was assessing the scene, the deputy was directed to a woman who was unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle.
Authorities said the woman had no pulse and was not breathing, according to WPEC. A second deputy arrived moments later and joined the rescue effort.
The deputies removed the woman from the vehicle and immediately began CPR. During the response, one deputy deployed a defibrillator while both deputies continued emergency medical care, the report said.
Video source: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office video as published by WPEC/CBS12. ThinBlueNews is not re-uploading or rehosting the file.
Deputies kept CPR and other life-saving measures going until fire rescue crews arrived and took over, according to the report.
The woman was transported to a nearby hospital. WPEC reported that officials said she was in stable condition.
ThinBlueNews is not naming the driver because the public report did not identify her. The story is reported from the WPEC/CBS12 article and the source video/still attributed there to HCSO.
Sources
ThinBlueNews will update this story if the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office releases additional official details.