He was going to write her a ticket -- but a police officer ends up saving a woman's life!

MICHIGAN (WITI) -- The dashcam video tells the story.

A police officer pulls over a Michigan woman for a red light violation. As he walks up to the vehicle -- he sees the woman is in obvious distress.

At first, the officer says he thought she was trying to get out of a ticket -- but then, he realized the woman was choking.

The officer is seen jumping into action -- performing the Heimlich maneuver on the woman -- and essentially saving her life!

WATCH the video, for FOX6's sister station FOX17 in Michigan.



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