Police: Officer saves life of unresponsive woman in Hopkinsville

By Kelly Dean

Published: Jul. 6, 2020 at 11:19 AM CDT

Hopkinsville Officer Andrew Hoffman and Ruth Maxie.(Hopkinsville Police Department)

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - A Hopkinsville Police officer is being recognized for performing CPR on a woman who was unresponsive, and saved her life, according to the department.

In June, police received a call about a woman who was not breathing in the driver’s seat of her car. Police say Officer Andrew Hoffman arrived on scene, got her out of the car with the help of the victim’s sister, and began chest compression until EMS arrived.

The woman, Ruth Maxie, survived and stopped by the department recently to personally thank Officer Hoffman.

https://www.wbko.com/2020/07/06/police-officer-saves-life-of-unresponsive-woman-in-hopkinsville/

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Hopkinsville!

On June 11, 2020 we received a call about a female that was not breathing. When Officer Andrew Hoffman arrived on scene he noticed Ruth Maxie in the drivers seat of her vehicle unresponsive. With the help of Ms. Maxies sister Vivian, Ofc. Hoffman was able to get Ms. Maxie out of the vehicle and onto the ground where he was able to start chest compression until EMS arrived.

Ms. Maxie came in today to thank Ofc. Hoffman for his heroic effort in helping to save her life.

Outstanding job Officer Hoffman!