A heroic Calgary man jumped into action and saved a woman’s life during a medical emergency on a busy stretch of Deerfoot Tr., Wednesday afternoon.Morgan Mulder, 43, a lead hand service technician with Northern Dock Systems, was driving his company truck southbound on Deerfoot Tr. near the 17 Ave. exit around 3:45 p.m. when he noticed a black Hyundai SUV swerving erratically across lanes.“I could see in the mirror that the driver looked like she was in medical distress,” Mulder said. “It appeared to me she was having a seizure.”Acting quickly, Mulder maneuvered his truck — which was equipped with a large adjustable trailer hitch — in front of the SUV and gradually put on his brakes, bringing the out-of-control vehicle safely to a stop..HOT WHEELS: Ferrari driver arrested driving 176 km/h on Deerfoot Trail.“I matched her speed and once I felt contact, I slowly eased onto my brakes to bring us both to a halt,” he said.“I have no idea how fast I was going, I wasn’t watching my speed at all.”After coming to a stop, Mulder jumped out of his truck and ran to the SUV, which was still trying to creep forward due to the driver’s foot being on the accelerator.The woman, who was alone in the vehicle, was unable to unlock her doors but managed to make contact with and roll down a rear window, allowing Mulder to climb in.“I turned off the vehicle, put it in park, and used a towel from the back seat to clean the vomit off of her and get it out of her mouth,” he said.Mulder then got the woman sitting upright until the fire department and emergency services arrived.He said emergency responders had “a hell of a time” removing the woman from the vehicle due to her condition.She was eventually transported to Foothills hospital. According to Mulder, she was not coherent at the time..Deerfoot Trail improvements move ahead.The incident could have been far worse. It happened at the start of rush hour, on one of Calgary’s busiest roads.Mulder says a City of Calgary truck happened to see the incident and pulled in behind Mulder’s vehicle, activating its emergency warning lights to alert other drivers and help secure the scene.Surprisingly, there was little to no damage to either vehicle.“I don’t think she even took any paint off the trailer hitch,” Mulder said.“I’m just thankful I had the ability to bring the situation to the best possible ending. I hope she’s all right.“I got super lucky everything turned out the way it did.”The Western Standard has reached out to the Calgary Police Service for comment.
