- Jeff Hanus spotted the woman in distress after she pulled over along a highway
This is the incredible moment a truck driver saves a choking woman when she flags him down on the highway after he learned the Heimlich maneuver following the death of his friend.
Jeff Hanus spotted the woman in distress after she pulled over along a Chicago-area highway and said he acted on instinct.
Hanus was working at a job site on November 4, pouring concrete for the company Ozinga when the woman drove up to his truck parked near Interstate 55 in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook.
She exited her car, leaving two children inside, and approached Hanus.
Video from Hanus’ truck shows the woman leave her car and then coming up to Hanus, who jumps out of his vehicle when he notices her. He then performs the maneuver on her.
Once her throat was cleared, the woman returned to her vehicle, where Hanus said two toddlers were in the back.
He said the woman didn’t speak with him immediately after he helped her, other than indicating that she was now OK.
‘It seemed she was pretty shaken up. So I don’t think she was in the mood for a conversation,’ he said.
‘She raises her hands up towards her throat, and that’s the international sign for choking, so I asked, “Are you choking?” and she clearly said “yes”,’ Hanus, a retired Army sergeant from Hazel Crest, told WLS-TV.
He performed the Heimlich maneuver on the woman, twice thrusting his fists into her abdomen before whatever was choking her became dislodged.
‘Instinct took over. I try to live my life both from my heart and my gut, and that’s what was in control,’ Hanus said.
Hanus said his interaction with the woman was a reminder of a good friend who died from choking a few years ago. He said he’s grateful that the woman found him in a sea of traffic.
‘Her angels and my angels got together, and it worked out,’ he said.
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