‘I wish I was a millionaire so I could buy you all a boat’: Mom thanks the Good Samaritans who saved her life and stopped her runaway car after she passed out at the wheel
- Laurie Rabyor, 63, passed out at the intersection of Woolbright Rd and Congress Ave
- A heroic team of drivers worked together to bring the car under control
- “I wish I was a millionaire so I could buy you all a boat,” Laurie said of her heroes
- Boynton Beach Police Department plans to honor the Good Samaritans
- Are you one of the Good Samaritans? Contact: [email protected]
A group of Good Samaritans jumped out of their cars at a busy West Palm Beach intersection to save the life of a mother who had passed out at the wheel and ended up in traffic.
Laurie Rabyor, 63, lost consciousness while driving her car at the intersection of Woolbright Road and Congress Avenue around noon on May 5.
A heroic team of drivers worked together to get the car under control despite the heavy traffic and avert disaster.
‘Thanks very much. I don’t know how to thank you,” Laurie Rabyor told CBS12 News yesterday. She said they saved her life. “I wish I was a millionaire so I could buy you all a boat.”
In video released by the Boynton Beach Police Department, a woman, identified as Laurie’s colleague, can be seen abandoning her car to bravely run into the intersection when Laurie’s car ran into danger.
A group of Good Samaritans jumped out of their cars at a busy West Palm Beach intersection at Woolbright Road and Congress Avenue to save the life of a mother who had passed out at the wheel and was caught in traffic
Laurie Rabyor, 63, passed out around noon on May 5 while driving her car at the intersection
In video released by the Boynton Beach Police Department, a woman, identified as Laurie’s colleague, can be seen abandoning her car to bravely run into the intersection when Laurie’s car ran into danger
She tries to open the door of the moving car while signaling to other drivers that the emergency is happening
As the car drifts across the intersection to the other side, more drivers get out of their car to get on and try to salvage the situation, including one in a US Army uniform who ran all the way across the notoriously busy intersection
The combined strength of six people brings the car to a stop and a woman hands a dumbbell she took out of her car to a man, who uses it to smash one of the rear windows
She tries to open the door of the moving car while signaling to other drivers that the emergency is happening.
Are YOU one of the Good Samaritans?
Contact: [email protected]
As the car drifts across the intersection to the other side, more drivers get out of their car to get on and try to salvage the situation, including one in a US Army uniform who ran all the way across the notoriously busy intersection.
The combined strength of six people brings the car to a stop and a woman hands a dumbbell she took out of her car to a man, who uses it to smash one of the rear windows.
Once they gain access to the car, the hero team drives it to the parking lot of a nearby 7-Eleven, where a nurse provides medical attention to Laurie until the fire department arrives.
Laurie expressed her daughters’ gratitude to the Good Samaritans team and said she would like to return the dumbbell, which is still in her car, to its owner.
Her medical emergency was attributed to a combination of high blood pressure pills and fasting prior to a medical procedure, which left her dizzy.
When Laurie tried to stop, she started convulsing. “As soon as I started stopping, I walked out and started convulsing. I didn’t wake up until the next day,’ she said.
According to Facebook, Laurie Rabyor is originally from Naugatuck, Connecticut. She is a mother of two daughters and a grandmother of boys.
Boynton Beach Police hope to honor the Good Samaritans and are searching for their identity.
Eventually, they intend to organize a get-together where they can all meet Laurie, fully recovered and in high spirits, and share an emotional reunion.