Indiana deputy saves choking woman after pulling her over for speeding
Austin Wells
La Porte County Deputy Austin Wells  pulled a driver over near Michigan City Tuesday morning for speeding when  he  realized the woman was choking  ABC station WLS reported.
"I was kind of in shock  to be honest with you. I have made hundreds of traffic stops "  Wells  told reporters during a press conference Wednesday  WLS reported.
 Wells  said  he  was traveling southbound when  he  clocked a vehicle traveling in the other direction at 70 miles per hour in a 45 mile-per-hour zone.
After pulling over the woman for speeding   Wells  said  he  noticed she was struggling to breathe.
"The driver had a very deep reddish  almost purple look in her face and her lips were a little blue tint "  Wells  said. "She kept making a couple of gestures towards me that she was unable to breathe."
 Wells  said  he  pulled the woman  65  from her car and performed the Heimlich maneuver and dislodged "what ended up being a honey mustard nut from her airway."
"She was very thankful. She just kept repeating  'Thank you  thank you.' She was very scared and I would have been too if I was in that situation "  he  added.
When paramedics arrived   Wells  said the woman refused medical treatment and continued on her way.
When asked if  he  felt like a hero   Wells  said: "I feel like I was just doing my job and I was happy I was in the right place at the right time. It felt a lot better than issuing a citation or a warning  that's for sure."
[TGT]pulled a driver over near Michigan City Tuesday morning for speeding when  [TGT]  realized the woman was choking  ABC station WLS reported.
"I was kind of in shock  to be honest with you. I have made hundreds of traffic stops [TGT]told reporters during a press conference Wednesday  WLS reported.
 [TGT]said  [TGT]  was traveling southbound when  [TGT]  clocked a vehicle traveling in the other direction at 70 miles per hour in a 45 mile-per-hour zone.
After pulling over the woman for speeding   [TGT]said  he  noticed she was struggling to breathe.
"The driver had a very deep reddish  almost purple look in her face and her lips were a little blue tint [TGT]said. "She kept making a couple of gestures towards [TGT] that she was unable to breathe.[TGT]said  [TGT]  pulled the woman  65  from her car and performed the Heimlich maneuver and dislodged "what ended up being a honey mustard nut from her airway."
"She was very thankful. She just kept repeating  'Thank you  thank you.' She was very scared and I would have been too if I was in that situation "  he  added.
When paramedics arrived   [TGT]said the woman refused medical treatment and continued on her way.
When asked if [TGT][TGT]  felt like a hero   [TGT]said: "I feel like I was just doing my job and I was happy I was in the right place at the right time. It felt a lot better than issuing a citation or a warning  that's for sure."