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Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Baby Trapped Under Car In NY Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Baby Trapped Under Car In NY
Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Baby Trapped Under Car In NY A dramatic video shows the moment an alleged drunk driver hits a woman and her baby before plowing into a Westchester barbershop and the intense rescue by two hero cops that followed. The incident took place around 8:30 a.m., Friday, July 23, at 124 Lake Ave., in Yonkers, when David Poncurak, age 43, was driving north on Morningside Avenue when he turned into the westbound lane of Lake Avenue, Yonkers Police Sergeant Frank DiDomizio said. While doing so he hit a curb, a parked car, and two people as he continued to accelerate and drove into the barbershop, said police. At the same, t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Hero Couple: Off-Duty Cop, Nurse Help Rescue 7-Year-Old At Beach In Fairfield County Hero Couple: Off-Duty Cop, Nurse Help Rescue 7-Year-Old At Beach In Fairfield County
Hero Couple: Off-Duty Cop, Nurse Help Rescue 7-Year-Old At Beach In Fairfield County A child saved from drowning met two her of her rescuers, a hero couple from Fairfield County. The meeting happened at Stamford Hospital on Monday, Aug. 17 under far less dire circumstances.  Off-duty officer John McClafferty and his fiance, Stamford Hospital nurse Megan Donahue, were enjoying a day off on Tuesday July 2 when they spotted a lifeguard pulling 7-year-old Regina Renodo from the water, according to the Stamford Police Department. McClafferty and Donahue then immediately jumped in and started to administer aid and CPR.  "There was a commotion and many on the beach sto…

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by Christina Coulter