{"id":640124,"date":"2026-03-08T04:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/640124\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T04:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:06:20","slug":"san-antonio-couple-stops-swerving-car-helps-save-unconscious-driver-on-loop-410","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/640124\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio couple stops swerving car, helps save unconscious driver on Loop 410"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A San Antonio couple is being credited with helping save a man\u2019s life after they stopped his swerving car in the middle of Loop 410 and helped get him medical attention.<\/p>\n

Rene Villarreal and his girlfriend, Andrea Walker, were driving Thursday afternoon along Loop 410 near Harry Wurzbach Road when they noticed a car drifting across lanes and hitting the barriers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe kind of veered into the wall and it caught my attention,\u201d Villarreal said. \u201cIt just made me worry. I was like, \u2018Hey, honey. Record this.\u2019 And when she was recording, I saw him cut in front of that 18-wheeler and then instantly my head was just, like, \u2018I\u2019m going to do something about it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Video from the couple shows Villarreal maneuvering his truck in front of the out-of-control vehicle and gently bringing it to a stop in the fast lane.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just brought him to a slow, complete stop in the fast lane,\u201d Villarreal said. \u201cSo, I held up the whole fast lane, and then, that side of the road. There were a few people that were watching what was going on, even though it was a split-second ordeal. There were other people that were aware.\u201d<\/p>\n

San Antonio police responded to the crash on that stretch of Loop 410. According to an SAPD report, the driver was transported to a local hospital for further treatment. <\/p>\n

Villarreal said once the vehicle stopped, bystanders also jumped in to help.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just started waving people down and a nurse showed up, two guys showed up,\u201d Villarreal said. \u201cWe pulled him out and within four, five minutes, it was great. He was getting CPR, and he was getting the help that he needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker posted video of the incident on TikTok. As of Saturday, it has garnered more than 3 million views and ultimately reached the driver\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got thanked by the family, and they offered to pay the damages on the truck,\u201d Villarreal said. \u201cBut there\u2019s really no damage on the truck. They did not hit the body of the truck at all. It\u2019s just the full replacement bumper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker said she hopes the viral video encourages other drivers to pay attention and be willing to help when they see something wrong on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you could really save someone or make a difference if you just slow down a little bit, pay attention,\u201d Walker said. \u201cBecause we\u2019re kind of all in this together.\u201d<\/p>\n

More recent local news coverage on KSAT: <\/b><\/p>\n

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