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People were beeping and overtaking, said Patrick Cox, above with Norman Ley |
Good samaritan to rescue as other drivers pass by
WHEN retired bus driver Norman Ley became unwell while driving, the last thing he expected was for a good samaritan to stop and help him to safety.
But that’s exactly what gardener Patrick Cox, 32, did when he noticed a car travelling erratically in Highgate West Hill.
Mr Ley, 82, from Ingestre Road estate in Dartmouth Park, suffers from diabetes and began to feel woozy after an insulin injection. He carried on driving, but after a terrifying few minutes finally stopped his car in North Road – in four lanes of traffic.
Mr Cox, who lives in Mortimer Terrace, Gospel Oak, stopped in front of Mr Ley’s car after seeing him pull over. Mr Cox said: “He looked terrified. I told him I was going to pull him to safety, and got him over to the passenger seat. I didn’t want him to get out of the car with traffic zooming by.”
Luckily, Mr Ley, who was unable to speak by this time, had a prescription bottle in a dashboard drawer which displayed his address. Mr Cox took him home and a neighbour called an ambulance.
Mr Ley has since made a full recovery, and last night (Wednesday) the pair were reunited by the New Journal as he thanked his good samaritan.
He said: “I figured if I was in a pub and someone said tell me a tall story, I’d tell them that and people would go ‘Yeah right’. It is out of this world.”
Mr Cox is disappointed at the attitude shown by other drivers. He said: “It made me feel sick seeing people beeping and overtaking.
“People don’t stall in a car for no reason. To tell the truth he must have been struggling for quite some time.”
Mr Ley called Mr Cox to thank him before dropping a few “shillings”, as he put it, through his rescuer’s door.
Touched by the gesture, Mr Cox said: “Just to know he was OK was thanks enough. But I didn’t want to offend him so I had a drink on him, and put the rest in my daughter’s savings account.
“I think Norman’s great. A proper gent with a real sense of humour.” |
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