NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A stranger stepped in to help after a woman suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel of her car in Northwest Miami-Dade.
Crews were called to the scene near Northwest 10th Avenue and 135th Street at around 7:40 a.m., Wednesday.
Shataria Clarke had to be taken to the hospital after she suffered a seizure and crashed into a pole.
She said she was on her way to get a COVID-19 test when the crash took place.
“I just remember driving, then next thing I know, I see a man over me,” Clarke said. “Me having seizures, I don’t know, I don’t feel anything. I notice afterward. I’ve never had them on the road.”
The car caught fire shortly after.
Clarke was pulled from the wreckage and taken to a nearby hospital.
“Next thing I remember is someone pulling me out of the car and me screaming,” Clarke said. “I saw fire, but I thought I was hallucinating because I was in pain.”
Clarke is now recovering in the hospital.
She said she hopes to eventually thank her rescuer in person.
“I just honestly, really, want to thank the man so much,” said Clarke. “I just want to give him a big hug because probably if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and I’m a mother too, and I really love my kids. I don’t wanna leave them.”
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