VIDEOS/PHOTO: A driver is recovering after crashing into a lake in Brighton Township over the weekend, thanks to the quick actions of several good Samaritans who pulled him from the sinking vehicle. The crash happened Sunday just after 6 p.m. on Hilton Road between Flint Rd. and Oak Knoll Dr. when the driver, who authorities believe was experiencing a medical emergency, lost control of his vehicle.
Gerry Kmet was driving home from church when he witnessed the incident unfold. “We had a service at 5 o’clock. So we were just getting out of that and just looking to go home,” Kmet said. The Brighton resident noticed a car pull out in front of him on Hilton Road and begin swerving erratically. “First he went to the right off the road, then he went off the road to left, then he went back off the road to the right. At that point, he crossed over into oncoming traffic again and he started speeding up,” Kmet said.
