Watch this truck driver react to a choking woman who waves him down on a busy highway
A truck driver's quick thinking saved the life of a choking woman on a Chicago-area highway.
Jeff Hanus, a retired Army sergeant, was working at a job site when the woman pulled over and signaled for help.
“As I'm approaching her, she raises her hands towards her throat, and that's the international sign for choking. So I asked, 'Are you choking?' and she clearly said yes,” said Hanus.
Watch the video above to see this truck driver's instincts kick in to save a life.
Hanus immediately recognized the signs of choking and performed the Heimlich maneuver, dislodging what was blocking the woman's airway.
Recalling a friend who died from choking a few years ago, Hanus said he reacted on instinct. He's grateful he was able to help the woman, who has two children.
"It's just her angels and my angels got together and it worked out," he said.
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