Colorado Man Saves Unconscious Driver by Letting Car Hit His Truck and Not Oncoming Traffic

Mar. 15, 2025

A Colorado man stepped up to help a driver after she became unconscious behind the wheel.

Ryan Myrick was commuting home in Lakewood on Friday, Sept. 6, when he saw a vehicle on the highway swerve “all the way over and hit the median, the diving median,” according to Fox affiliateKDVR.

An off-duty police officer on the scene “jumped out” and helped Myrick break the windows and shut off the driver’s ignition. “It had to have been a few minutes, but it seemed like it happened so fast," he told KVDR.

According to the outlets, a nurse who was on the scene also stopped to help.

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The driver woke up and briefly spoke with Myrick as she was wheeled away, per the outlets — although Myrick’s girlfriend, Danielle Stephens, shared in a Sept. 16Facebook postthat KDVR has arranged a meeting between the pair later this week.

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The Lakewood Police Department, Myrick and his girlfriend did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional information.

source: people.com