Being alert and careful behind the steering wheel at all times can certainly save a life when you least expect it, as the woman driving the silver Mercedes-Benz coupe in this video proved.

We cannot say for sure if the public worker in the orange vest tripped or if he suffered some sort of medical emergency when he fell, but the woman’s lightning response is the reason he lived another day to tell the tale.

Jump past the break for the video clip.

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