Good Samaritan helps elderly wrong-way driver get safely off the road

Tuesday, August 28, 2018
A man in Texas risked his own life while trying to stop an elderly woman who was driving on the wrong way of a highway.

Thomas Prado desperately tried to stop the 94-year-old woman to protect her and other drivers.
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He took matters into his own hands, driving the wrong way himself, chasing her down.

He even considered putting his transit van in front of her vehicle to stop her vehicle.
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Fortunately he was able to get her to pull over, and helped move her to safety.
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