A woman in Kansas may receive an award for stopping a runaway car driven by another woman suffering from a medical condition, authorities say.

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Gloria Lugo, 42, said she was running errands with relatives shortly after 11 a.m. Monday in Wichita when she noticed a blue car in front of her family's vehicle was traveling erratically, the Wichita Eagle reported Tuesday.

Lugo said she and her family followed the car, which was swerving from side to side on the road, until it came to a stop after several blocks. She said she approached the car and found the woman looked dazed and appeared to be suffering from a seizure. Lugo said she was unable to pry the woman's foot from the car's accelerator and she wound up partially sitting on the driver's lap when the car began to move again.

Lugo said she attempted to slow the car by pushing on the brake and was eventually able to slide the gear shifter into park and switch off the ignition.

Firefighters said the other woman had a serious, but non-life threatening, medical condition.

Fire Lt. Mark Jordan said he is recommending Lugo for a Good Samaritan award.

"You know, that type of stuff don't happen every day," Jordan said. "I've been on 17 years and never seen nothing like that."