VIDEO: Placer County Deputy Pulls Distraught Person Out Of Vehicle's Path
GRANITE BAY (CBS13) — A quick-acting deputy helped avert a possible tragic situation in Granite Bay - and it was all caught on camera.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office says, back on the evening of Feb. 12, Deputy Semenuk was out on patrol when he responded to a report of a person having a mental health crisis along Cavitt Stallman Road in the Granite Bay area.
Deputy Semenuk started talking with the person, but a vehicle soon came down the road.
As captured in the video taken by an air unit monitoring the situation, Deputy Semenuk appears to notice the oncoming car and grabs the person. The pair then step out of the way of the car just in time.
The sheriff's office says the driver was later located and cited.
Deputies say the close call is a reminder for drivers to use the furthest lane away from emergency vehicles.