Rescue 911 - Episode 104 - "St. Jays River"

[superlurf]

I just war to give that lady's son a BIG kiss on the shoulder

[MegaPenguin911]

elkhart is way to close to southern michagin

[MegaPenguin911]

oh wow I live near elkart but i dont know the part of elkart were that other segment was.

[MUDSWAT]

Among the human race there are people who have special missions from God himself. Now most of these people don't know they have this mission and God won't interfere with these people but watch to see how they do. I feel Tod was one of these people and did good. Go Tod Mission Accomplished !!

[zzzzdreamzzz]

i know it was set up but at the intros i always think how funny would it be if you call 911, and in the backround you hear the shat doing the intro lol

[CerealJusticeAvenger]

Todd Brill FTW!

[Jedikeri]

Hey allgood. Shatner said St. Joseph river. Not St. Jay's. Just FYI.

[Umbator]

Why didnt he just call in the enterprise?

[mlbatlantabravesfan]

what the heck she should of pulled over and calmed down

[loveybumblebee554]

if windows in a car are closed can water still get through

[arohn2007]

my bad, I thought she had turned the wheek sharper then she did

[arohn2007]

I'm kinda surprised it didn't roll

[NickWilliam89]

Whatever vehicle they're not use to, never let them drive it.

[russianamericanbaby]

what's 1 footed driving?? what's the difference?

[allgood2000]

@russianamericanbaby One footed driving means you work the gas pedal and the break pedal with your right foot. You don't use your left foot unless you're driving a manual transmission (aka stick shift), in which case you use your left foot to work the clutch pedal.

The driver in this video was used to driving a manual, so she wasn't used to driving with one foot. However, the car she was diving was an automatic, and she messed up and hit the gas and the break at the same time.

[michaelisbell]

@allgood2000 were they wearing a seat belt

[Nicole4ever74]

well.

dont drive with two feet.

ii know it aint her fault,

but u shouldnt let them drive

if they drive like that

[14Waverider14]

well she definitely wasn't ready for her license or her permit

[vickiormindyb]

People from the family watched this video.

I think viewers should make their comments with that in mind.

I became a Paramedic, b/c my sister almost died in a medical emergency. The EMTs' helped us through the terror while Paramedics worked to save my sister's life.

How you respond to a person during-and even after-a trauma DOES affect them.

My opinion: After what they've been through, this family doesn't deserve negative comments.

[gregorkrause]

1:09-1:10 is seen in the German Rescue 9-1-1- "NOTRUF"

[hollyzone]

with standard trannies 2 foot driving is the norm. obviously there was an automatic tranny in this story though. : )

[DReifGalaxyM31]

Splish Splash

[atcwiz]

driving with two feet isnt a habit............its something you have to stop.or not drive.........no offence indented but ...........she should not have been driving

Defentely glad they survived .........

[vickiormindyb]

Some people shouldn't make rude comments about the ones who survived this trauma, especially since they watch the video and will see the comments.

They deserve better than that.

[Howzitgoing9]

this was in 1989 that suburban was maybe a 79-80 it sure look like a piece of junk for something only a couple years old I seen suburbans that are of that year now and are in better shape....

[DubG9714]

the original was dead. that was one that show bought for the reactment. the orignial was in much Better shape. thank you. sorry i don't get on much right now busy. but will answer ps I'm Todd. the baby she was carrying when she went in the river.

[4everyours7]

what was dead?

[TheStarSorceress]

@DubG9714

Oh, my God!!! Are you serious!!! How are you guys doing now? Are you guys still friends w/ Big Todd (who you're named after)?

[vickiormindyb]

I wonder if a stunt person plays the guy who dives in the river and saves them.

It's too bad he didn't have a halligan bar. He could have used it to gain faster access.

I like the halligan bar.

[Misty46514]

I'm the original driver, still alive and talking this did bring back memories i hadn't seen it since it aired. wow talk about a flash back.

[Halation2]

Oh wow...bet that was really scary!

[OneSkiWonder]

I really hope you've learned to drive with 1 foot. I really hate 2 foot drivers.

[mommallama100]

I haven't seen it since it aired either. My dad was one of the paramedics that responded to the scene. I remember him calling me at college to tell me he was going to be on TV (circumstances were unfortunate, but glad it was a happy ending). I'm glad you are well.

[medicstick]

Boy does this bring back memories. I was the women in the red "stunt people" that did this segment. What fun...Now who thought my scream was funny????

[gregorkrause]

wow so that is you at 0:59-1:00., cool

[gregorkrause]

no your scream was realistic and fitting for this segment to me.

[Babiesdad]

Just to let everyone know this happened almost 22 years ago. The baby she was pregnant with is my oldest son Todd and he will be 21 years old in May.

[DorvellTStewart]

Ya know what's weird about this episode? Every other segment is water-related.

[DissentingVoice]

I grew up near here, and used to go across the Six Span every day to work. I think I went to high school with Todd Brill. All concerned should count their blessings at being alive. The dipshit who said what he did about "woman driver" has obviously never been through something like this.

[bushwhacked59]

wow thats a tough tow truck

[AFGSANFORD2]

She was definetly a "Woman Driver". She should not have been driving such a big SUV.

How can she not know how to drive an automatic. Nationwide 50% of women cannot drive a stick shift (manual) transmission. Strange?

[allgood2000]

I guess she was used to driving a stick shift, and she hadn't gotten used to driving with one foot yet.

[irwintorres727]

even when driving stick you still only need one foot for gas and brake theres no difference, your left foot is for the clutch.

[allgood2000]

I know. What I meant was that she was used to having both feet on a pedal, so she put her left foot on the brake because she wasn't used to there not being a clutch pedal there.

I started off driving an automatic, and I learned how to drive stick when I was 21. Driving with two feet really messed with me at first, and I can understand why Paulette would have had trouble adjusting to driving with one foot when she was used to driving stick.

[OneSkiWonder]

@allgood2000 I drive stick shift. I love it. Although I haven't made any mistakes with my feet going from manual to automatic, I can understand how one could mistake the gas as the brake and the brake as the clutch. In a manual, if you hit just the brake, you stall the car when you stop. Very understandable.

[HometownK]

@allgood2000 Hey this is the Saint Joseph River not the Saint Jay's River..I was wondering if you could change that.

[MusicontheBrain247]

@AFGSANFORD2 you're an idiot! It had nothing to do with the fact that she's a woman, it has to do with the fact that she was a new driver... if there is any finger pointing to be done at gender and driving, men have higher insurance rates because they are assumed to not be as careful behind the wheel... not all stereotypes are true so cut out the woman driver BS!

[19Tammie70]

@AFGSANFORD2 I've driven vehicles as big as that before, and guess what? I've never gone all 'woman driver' and wrecked them. It didn't happen because she's a female, you twit. It happened because she wasn't used to driving an automatic - regardless of wether the driver is a male or female.

[travelplus1]

gas

[cuteredhead2110]

yeah the girl should of practiced in an empty parking lot if she wasn't used to an automatic.

[DirectorForBest]

wow i could drive better and im 12.

[KatieJean1985]

Damn, her mom definetely should of had the girl practice in an empty parking lot if the girl drove that poorly. That way she could get some practice in and gauge distance, etc.

[whirlpool1978]

I remember watching this, and the Chevy Suburban would only rev to 5, 000 RPM!

[Misty46514]

the original surbaban had a 454 in it, * Yes I killed every piston on the way down into the river. * I have NO clues about motor my grandpa told me that after he told me I flunked the drivers test. hehe

[skiljathegirl]

She should have learned to drive properly. This was caused by inexperience.

[Skizzors55]

you cant learn unless you go out and get practice

[skiljathegirl]

Yes, but this was caused by something that she said was a hbit...she should have never passed a test doing that...

[allgood2000]

She had her learner's permit. I don't know how it works in Indiana, but where I live we only had to pass a written test to get our learner's permits. We didn't have to take a driving test until it was time get to our licenses. Also, Shater said she wasn't used to automatic transmission, which probably meant she was used to driving a manual transmission where you use your left foot to work the clutch pedal.

[skiljathegirl]

I´m from Germany so I don´t know how it works in the US. Here you have to pass the written test and a practical test before you get your licence plus you have to be 18. I think that still doesn´t make people experienced drivers but at least they have shown that they are able to handle the car, standard situations and don´t have any dangerous habits...yet.

[cactus743]

I think her mom should have gotten her a driving instructor first before sitting as a passenger. The instructor would have dual brakes and gas which would have overridden the driver's inputs such as that sharp turn before plunging into the river. As you said, this was caused by inexperience and I agree.

[Fender178]

This has nothing to do with women drivers it has to do with inexperience at driving that vehicle or any vehicle for that matter which this driver was in this case. Ya driving with two feet is stupid with an automatic and thats part of the inexperience of driving.

[ASSEMblerEX]

Women drivers!

[drummerking28]

i agree with you completely!!

[sarcasmismylife]

That. Was. Cool. The baby's so CUTE!

[Babiesdad]

The baby is my son Todd. He is now almost 21 years old.

[goindians11]

that is a real hero! that kid sacrificed his life for those two people. Did he get some kind of medal for that?

[adorianvlad]

A true hero!

[princessbob27]

I thought the way she screamed was really funny..Does anyone else think that? lol

[kdp2004]

That car was a piece of shit. It looked old. It kept swerving. There must have been something wrong with the steering mechanism in the wheels. The owner should have kept up with the inspections or bought a new car.

[nixtux2003]

Perhaps that women just shouldn't drive like most people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TudorRose85]

My aunt Judy has that same model truck! Its vintage by now and she still drives it!

[megarouge2001]

You know I think that having a mullet is hazardous to your health. Have you noticed how many of the folks on Rescue 911 have mullets?

[yakir27127]

The mullets are disgusting.

[megarouge2001]

The main thing to remember in a case like this is to stay calm. First take off the seatbelt. Then try to open the door. If you can't, then open the window, and slip out that way. But stay calm. If you panic, you'll be less coordinated, and you'll use up your oxygen faster if you become submerged.

[allgood2000]

Probably easier said than done.

[chrisz71]

amen to that! I hope to never find out!

[Howzitgoing9]

if your under water the last thing you want to do is open a window...it will take all your oxygen away..It like busting a window on a plane while 50,000 feet in the air you get sucked right out

[megarouge2001]

You know natural selection was designed to weed out stupid people. Heros get in the way of nature.

[allgood2000]

This wasn't really due to stupidity, she was just inexperienced at driving an automatic.

[chrisz71]

But if she was THAT bad at driving an automatic, she shouldn't be driving around town yet-maybe a parking lot or neighborhood?

[lizzykat2]

Wow One of those girls are my age

[NDW85]

Another segment that I have from a 30 minute syndicated episode on tape.

[Unslovedaudio]

go to tvshowsondvd,com and vote on rescue 911 to come out on dvd,rescue 911 has 435 votes

[wrestlegameshow]

Do you have the episode where underage girls crash a car?

[porrigehater]

why did take so long for people to help and why did that lady let her unexperienced daughter drive in town

[JediSCUME]

yeah stupid people these days.

[gregorkrause]

here's my opinion on why the season 1 episodes got such high ratings these Rescues such as this have a life saving value.

[razgrizaceblaze259]

Damn! Todd is a hero! He put their lives before his own. Now that's a makes a guy a man. When you can honestly say you'd react like that, and you do when the time comes, then you can call yourself both a man and a hero. Well done, Todd. You've earned my respect, hands down.

[sugarbabygirli]

What a brave soul to dive in and rescue people he didn't even know. They surely would not have survived had he waited until the rescuers came. They are VERY lucky people.

[CRAZYTRAE]

This is what I fear the most behind the wheel. I'm starting to get nervous of getting my license after this

[allgood2000]

Well the girl's problem was that she was used to driving a manual transmission with a clutch pedal. She basically panicked when she hit the sign and tried to slam on the break, but she pressed down with her right foot and mashed the gas instead since she was used to having her left foot on the clutch pedal. Basically, if you drive an automatic, use only your right foot to work the pedals and you shouldn't have this problem.

[chrisz71]

I'm sure you're doing fine- just use one foot for driving an automatic- it's a lot easier than a standard, imo. But just use common sense and relax and think things through- you'll be fine!

[pdennis93]

i dont think that was a knight rider-ish miniture

[kayoca3]

stupid rednecks that lady was bigger than the suburban!

[AngryJoe2k]

LOL

[s10trav]

Creepy, I think Mamma & Daughter are really sisters, and her baby is her cousin...That family tree really doesn't fork well...I hear banjos playing in the background

[JediSCUME]

lol

[happy7117]

For all of us Knight Rider Fans::

Was a miniature model used for that jump!!

That was one heck of a turbo boost!!

[GoJohjimaJihad]

Never teach a kid how to drive by using a monster like a Chevy Suburban.

[chrisz71]

Actually, I learned on a suburban (not that old though) and I am actually an incredibly good driver- never had an accident, never had a ticket (and watch me get one today). But if you can successfully drive a monster like that, you can drive (most) anything.