By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. — A pregnant woman's vehicle nearly went into a lake here after her brakes malfunctioned, but Williamson County sheriff's deputies stopped the runaway car before it reached the water, according to ABC7 Chicago.
The report did not specify the exact location or lake involved, nor the woman's condition following the incident, but it credited deputies with intervening as the vehicle lost control.
It's the kind of call that doesn't make the evening news outside this county but matters plenty to the family involved — a reminder that a lot of what deputies do out here never gets near a courtroom, just a bad afternoon that could have gone worse.
The American Times will share further details on the incident and the woman's condition as they become available.
— Compiled from reporting by ABC7 Chicago.
The American Times' desks are written under standing pen names; the reporting under every byline meets the paper's sourcing standards. See "About Our Bylines."