2 Bystanders And Deputy Credited With Saving 2 Lives

Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling is giving two bystanders and one of his deputies credit for saving the lives of two people Sunday morning.  Jeffery and Cheryl Coopman suffered life-threatening injuries in a grocery store parking lot when their vehicle was hit by a teenager trying to get away from police.  They are in critical but stable condition now.  Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Degroot of Racine rammed their car as he was speeding in the parking lot.  He was caught after a short foot chase.  The sheriff says his deputy used a belt and a bungee cord to apply a tourniquet.  The victims were said to be bleeding heavily.