His heart and mind immediately starting racing.
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Haynes says she was putting herself and other drivers in very real danger and he had to take action.
Shortly after he stopped recording, the driver passed out, Haynes told the Cincinnati Enquirer.
‘She had two wheels in the grass at one point – before I started filming, ‘ Haynes said.
After following the erratic driver, Haynes pulled along side her as she was driving in the grass between the north- and southbound lanes.
The video from Haynes’ cellphone lit up social media within the first 24 hours after it was posted.
“You don’t gotta apologize to me, do you know how many people died doing this s*** every day?” “I actually do not know”.
Harris responds, “Oh my gosh, I am so sorry”. “Never something this big”.
Haynes followed the auto for several miles along I-275, at times screaming at the driver to pull over.
An Amelia man filmed a Mt. Orab lady swerving throughout a number of lanes of visitors Friday night. Police said the woman was later cited for driving under the influence.
On Friday, Haynes watched as Sandra Harris, 43, drove her Chevrolet Cavalier into the grassy median. He says his shouting should have scared her and compelled her to lastly come to a cease.
“I just had so many different emotions going at that point”, Haynes said as he waited next to her vehicle. “I did not know what to anticipate”. I just wanted to be nice.
Haynes and the woman sat in the median until two sheriff’s deputies arrived.
Harris will be arraigned on her charges in Hamilton County Municipal Court in the next couple of days, Robison said. Greater than 430,000 individuals seen the video on his Fb web page, and it was shared greater than 10,000 occasions. He additionally hopes that sometime there will probably be harsher penalties for DUI offenses.
He told Local 12, “Guy on drugs went across the middle of the road, hit her head on”.
Sadly for Haynes, his household had already skilled tragedy on the roads.
Sam Haynes’ sister was left paralysed in 2009 by a drug-driver.
Haynes stated he has no tolerance for reckless driving after his sister was struck by an impaired driver in 2009 causing her to possibly be paralyzed for the rest of her life.
Sam Haynes said he thought about her a lot during Friday’s event.
Robison said Haynes was also interviewed on Sunday as a witness to Friday’s incident. “He knew he had to do something yesterday, even if it meant sacrificing his safety”.
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