Layzie Bone saves man in diabetic shock

Layzie Bone turned out to be lifesaver for a Wyoming man over the weekend: Just call him a rapper first responder.

Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse, of the Grammy-winning, mega-selling group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, helped rescue a driver who went into diabetic shock and nearly ran into the rapper's vehicle as well as other cars on a Wyoming road.

Layzie Bone reported on the episode on his Instagram page, thanking "Jahovah for protecting this young man and thanks that we didn't have to witness the worse."

Casper, Wyo., news station KCWY-TV reported Howse and his road manager were heading to a concert in Riverton, Wyo., on Saturday to promote his new album, called, in an ironic turn, Perfect Timing.

Suddenly, they noticed a car in front swerving across the roadway.

"He went from one side of the road to the other side of the road, left, right, left, right and a quarter mile up, oncoming traffic was coming, so you know we were screaming — we were scared for him," Layzie Bone said.

At first they thought it was a drunk driver, he wrote on Instagram. "Thank God he didn't flip he was 30 ft in front of us," he wrote.

The erratically-driven car nearly caused several accidents before it spun to a stop in front of the rapper's vehicle.

Quickly, Layzie Bone and others who pulled over to help realized the driver was incoherent and likely suffering from diabetic shock. Such a condition is not unlike a DUI but there's no alcohol involved, police say.

"We ran over to him, trying to get his name, looking if there was any alcoholic beverages or anything, but he was delirious and you could tell that he wasn't in his right state of mind," Layzie Bone said. .

But a "cute old couple in an RV" had fruit so Layzie Bone grabbed some apples and oranges and pressed the driver to eat some, to help keep his blood sugar from falling further while awaiting paramedics.

The man, who was not identified (but Layzie Bone reported he is 24), was taken a hospital and treated.

On Twitter, Layzie Bone's heroics were noticed.

Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Chris Schell said it's rare for someone to suffer a medical emergency while driving alone, and it's a good thing when people stop to help. It's just not usually a platinum-selling hip-hop artist.

"I was almost in tears," said Layzie Bone. "I guess I was in the right place at the right time to be of some assistance."

Contributing: The Associated Press