Man commended by police for saving motorist's life

Thames Valley Police praised Chris Geraghty (left) for his "quick thinking and calm professional approach"

A former paramedic who helped save a woman's life after a road collision has been commended by the police.

The collision, involving a car and lorry, took place on the M1 near Milton Keynes in August 2022.

Chris Geraghty removed a woman from the back seat of the car, discovered she was without a pulse, and began CPR on her until the ambulance arrived.

Thames Valley Police said that because of his "quick thinking" he "without doubt saved the life of the victim".

He continued to perform CPR, with assistance from an off-duty police officer, until an ambulance crew took over.

Mr Geraghty was driving to work on his first day back from paternity leave before stopping to assist.

He said: "We got a pulse back, which is really unusual for just CPR... It's roughly around that point the ambulance showed up, thank God."

Mr Geraghty learnt to do CPR when he was a paramedic, but left the profession about three years ago.

In a statement, Thames Valley Police said: "Because of Chris's quick thinking and calm professional approach to a life-threatening situation, he without doubt saved the life of the victim."

Mr Geraghty was presented with the commendation by Chief Constable Jason Hogg.

"From what I heard she made some sort of recovery, but I just hope she's OK and that's all that matters in my head," Mr Geraghty said.