former fbi director louis freeh was involved in a car crash .
they say 64-year-old freeh severed an artery in one of his legs and would have bled to death in just 60 seconds if it were n't for the quick response from paramedics and an fbi agent on the scene .
they stopped the bleeding , ' leahy said , according to the burlington free .
freeh fell asleep behind the wheel before the august 25 , 2014 crash .