About 1 in 100,000 drivers might experience a sudden medical emergency while driving. Last Friday, a Rochester-area senior became a part of this statistic. Thanks to the quick action of the New York State Police (NYSP),

After finding the stranded couple, troopers transported the woman to Portland Fire Department, then Westfield Memorial Hospital and later to Jamestown Airport, where she was flown by plane to Cleveland Clinic for surgery.

A woman enroute to a heart transplant in Cleveland Clinic received an assist from New York State Police after being stuck on Route 5 Friday during the lake-effect snowstorm. Troopers made contact with the 64-year-old woman who left the Rochester area with her husband.