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Video/Photos: Firefighters Rescue Driver After Car Falls Into Brook Off Route 208

Hawthorne firefighters rescued a driver whose car barreled down an embankment and over a wall into Goffle Brook near Route 208 Tuesday night.

Firefighters rescue driver.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
Firefighters carried her to safety.

Firefighters carried her to safety.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
The woman, who was alert after being carried from the car, smiled as she thanked her rescuers.

The woman, who was alert after being carried from the car, smiled as she thanked her rescuers.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
The woman was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital after the crash.

The woman was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital after the crash.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
Rescuers at work.

Rescuers at work.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving

The woman was alert and thanking Hawthorne firefighters through tears of joy as they turned a ladder into a makeshift basket and carried her over the wall before she was placed on a gurney and taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. as she tried to turn onto northbound Route 208 from Goffle Road.

Responders from several towns rushed to the scene.

Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/police-suspect-dwi-in-hawthorne-crash/741899/

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