Maize teens credited with saving man’s life after stopping swerving truck
By Kate Devine
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MAIZE, Kan. (KAKE) — Two Maize teenagers are being credited with saving a man’s life after stopping to help when his truck began swerving on the road Saturday afternoon.
Maize Police Chief Jeff Weible said officers were called to 37th and 119th Streets around 4 p.m. Saturday for reports of a truck driving in and out of the ditch. When officers arrived, they learned a 19-year-old and a 15-year-old had pulled in front of the truck to get it to stop and called 911.
Officers found the driver, Norman Stahlheber, was suffering from low blood sugar and had become unresponsive.
“These two teenagers had pulled in front of the truck to get the truck to slow down and stop, which they were able to do,” Weibel said. “The driver was having a medical issue. Had he kept driving, he could have wrecked or caused a fatality.”
Officer Lia Faber said the teens’ quick action likely saved Stahlheber’s life. “They didn’t hesitate to get involved,” she said. “It was beyond amazing that two younger people in this world took the time to not only call it in, but talk to him and see if they could do anything.”
Stahlheber said he’s grateful the teens noticed something was wrong and stopped to help. “They certainly were a big factor,” he said. “If they wouldn’t have stopped, I don’t know if anybody would have known.”
We did reach out to the teens and did not hear back, but the Maize Police Department plans to recognize the teens at an upcoming city council meeting in November. Norman and his wife say they plan to attend to thank the teens one more time.
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