911

The kids & I were headed to Orem today when we were suprised by traffic stopped on University Parkway even though the light was green. Several honking cars and slow moving traffic minutes later, we saw the culprit: a brown truck. The driver was driving erratically: changing lanes without signalling, driving down the center in both lanes, stopping & slowing at random times, weaving into other traffic, and weaving into the median. This is at 4:00 pm when it was busy. We were afraid that she would cause an accident involving her, us or others. Kylie called 911 and I told the operator where we were and what was going on. She took all of the pertinent information (where we were, the license and description of the vehicle) and asked us to continue to follow the truck and stay on the line so she could update the police. The woman finally pulled into a center turn lane in front of the mall (we first spotted her down by RC Willey) and just sat there in her truck. We pulled in behind her and sat (upsetting all the cars who wanted to turn into the mall parking lot). We could see her shaking in the side mirror - not major shaking, just slightly, but she seemed confused. The police came and asked her to pull forward, which she didn't do. Then he approached her vehicle, took the keys out of the truck and opened the door and spoke to her. He waved us into the parking lot and asked us to wait. Soon 2 other police officers, an ambulance and a firetruck showed up. They got her out and into the ambulance. When the cop came over he told me that she was a druggie. He had arrested her on 3 previous occasions. Her license was revoked, and she had other things that were supposed to make it so she couldn't drive. I told him it didn't seem to be working (smart mouth). I was shaking out of fear and relief. After we talked and I filled out the incident report, he told me to let my kids know that this is an example of how dangerous drugs and alcohol can be. He said we had possibly helped to save lives today and thanked us for calling 911. Other vehicles had called 911, but no one had stayed behind to help. I told the kids they were heroes for helping the police and helping that lady. Then we had a don't do drugs talk. Treyson ate it up because he loves heroes and wants to be a fireman someday. It was quite the experience! (My cousin had driven past and stopped to see if we were alright - it was fun to see her.) We are glad to be safely back home!