A Napier woman has publicly thanked a stranger who helped her after a crash into a concrete power pole left her crying, shaking and unable to breathe.
Shauna Malone lost control of her car on Gilbertson Rd, Pakowhai, on Thursday morning after a heavy rainfall overnight.
Malone, who put the crash down to wet grass on the road and slippery conditions, said the car slid off the road and into a ditch.
"It was spinning down the road until my driver side rear door smashed against a concrete power pole," she said.