Pregnant woman was rescued by deputy as her out-of-control car approached the lake

A local sheriff’s deputy made the harrowing rescue of a pregnant woman who nearly fell into a lake in Williamson County, Illinois.

At 2 a.m. local time on Monday, Dec. 2, emergency dispatchers received a call from a distraught woman who told them that her car’s brakes were not working, according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.

“I need help. My brakes don’t stop. My car won’t stop. “My brakes aren’t working,” the distraught woman was heard telling the dispatcher Good morning America. “I am 20 weeks pregnant. I can’t die today.

The dispatcher then attempted to direct the woman, whose car was traveling at about 30 miles per hour, telling her to turn onto the next street or she would plunge her car into the oncoming lake. “I can’t. I’m scared,” the woman replied, according to the outlet.

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Representatives from the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Deputy Tyler Coffey arrived to respond to the accident and video footage showed him slamming on the brakes in front of her car, bringing the vehicle to a stop.

“Her brake lights were on and she didn’t slow down,” Coffey said, according to CBS News. “As I got in front of their vehicle, I slowed down… their bumpers met mine and we slowly came to a stop.”

The technique Coffey used is known as a rolling roadblock maneuver, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said in its statement.

“Had the deputy not been on scene or delayed this maneuver, the driver and vehicle likely would have entered the water upon reaching the lake,” added Sheriff Jeff Diederich.

According to CBS News, Coffey humbly addressed those who called him a hero for saving not one, but two lives.

“I’ve experienced that many times. I appreciate the comments, but we are all heroes – from the dispatcher to the deputy. Everyone worked together and made sure this incident was safe,” he said.

The woman and her dog, who was also in the vehicle at the time of the incident, were both uninjured, CBS News reported.