Police officers revive driver on Orchard Lake - C&G Newspapers

24 when Farmington Hills police officers revived him from cardiac arrest at around 6 a. m. on Orchard Lake Road, over I-696. “This is a case where police got there first, did what they are trained and supposed to do, and as of right now the... At around 6:10 a. m. , Farmington Hills police officers were dispatched to the area of Orchard Lake Road and I-696 on a report of a one-vehicle crash, with the driver slumped over the wheel. Officers discovered a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer on the west side of Orchard Lake, over I-696, against a pole with the back wheels spinning. Koehn said it appears that the driver had a medical issue before the crash, but he is not certain. “We were told that he went through the red light (coming off the freeway), but it appeared he went through it at a low speed. Officer Nick West broke out the passenger-side window of the vehicle and placed the vehicle in park to stop the wheels from spinning. West, along with officer Lindsey South, a licensed paramedic, and officer Brian Rohrer, removed the driver from the vehicle. The officers then deployed an automatic external defibrillator, which all Farmington Hills police cars are equipped with, according to a press release. Source: www.candgnews.com