Illinois officer saves pregnant woman's runaway car from plunging into lake

Police video shows the moment an Illinois officer stopped a pregnant woman’s runaway car from plunging into a lake. NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian details the story and says the mother-to-be is still shaken up over the incident.

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