Quick-thinking tradie stops out-of-control car after elderly driver suffers stroke in Adelaide
An elderly driver was heading towards a busy intersection after suffering a stroke when Scott made the split-second decision to intervene.
A quick-thinking tradie may have saved lives after putting himself in danger to stop an elderly driver who suffered a stroke behind the wheel in Adelaide.
Scott Holland was driving his work ute along Hampstead Rd in Lightsview earlier this week when he noticed a white SUV drifting in and out of its lane.
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Behind the wheel was 91-year-old Peter, who had suffered a stroke and lost control of his vehicle.
“The gentleman would have kept going through a major intersection,” Holland told 7NEWS.
“It was like a fight or flight at the time.
“I then got the tradie ute around the front and then put my brakes on.”
Holland jumped out of his ute and rushed to help the elderly driver.
But before he could open the door, Peter regained consciousness and reversed into another car.
A passing nurse then also stopped to help before emergency services arrived.
“We held his hand and then the nurse, Lyndall, she held the other hand and we just assisted and spoke about his family,” Holland said.
As of Sunday evening, Peter was still at Royal Adelaide Hospital but had escaped injury in the collision.
His daughter told 7NEWS he was doing well, considering the circumstances.
Holland has since reunited with Peter at the hospital.
“He’s called me his guardian angel, which I’m pretty blessed about,” Holland said.
Originally published on 7NEWS
