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Good Samaritan
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Mistake On The Hudson: Pilot Out For Swim Prompts 911 Call
A miracle on the Hudson it was not. A good Samaritan in Greene County called 911 shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, July 28, with reports of a small plane down in the Hudson in Catskill, not far from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. When troopers arrived they found a seaplane in the water and reported at least one occupant out and in the water, New York State Police said. Troopers eventually determined that the situation was not an emergency landing and that the pilot had simply stopped to go for a swim. “The good Samaritan called it in, trying to do the right thing,” said New York State Police s…
Police & Fire
Deputy Saves Woman From Burning Vehicle Following Crash In Area
A Hudson Valley woman is alive thanks to the efforts of an area deputy who happened to see her crash her vehicle, which then burst into flames. The incident took place in Putnam County around 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 3, on Route 9D in the Town of Philipstown near Boscobel. At that time, when Putnam County Deputy William Verrastro was traveling southbound on the roadway and spotted a white Hyundai behind him suddenly veer off the road and collide with a tree and catch on fire, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Verrastro immediately ran to the aid of the trapped woman w…
Police & Fire
Woman Saved From Jumping Off New Tappan Zee Bridge By Good Samaritan
A woman who pulled her vehicle onto the shoulder of the roadway of the new Tappan Zee Bridge and began climbing the safety fence to jump from the span was saved by a Good Samaritan. The incident began around 12:50 p.m., Sunday, March 14, in the Tarrytown area of the bridge, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick the Good Samaritan, along with a tow truck driver, were able to talk with the woman and grab her before she could jump. The woman was turned over to New York State Police who transported her to an area hospital for treatment. For those needing help, the National Suici…
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Dashcam Video Shows Driver Saving School Kids Stuck On Rockland Roadway
A Good Samaritan in Rockland County came to the rescue of some kids who found themselves in a potentially dangerous situation. Following last week’s snowstorm, more than a foot of snow piled up on some sidewalks in Monsey, making it more difficult to travel by foot. On Friday, Dec. 18, Lipa Rubin was stopped on Main Street near Orchard Street to allow two children to be dismissed from a school bus, one of whom struggled climbing a snowbank to get to the sidewalk as the bus drove off and traffic began flowing again. Rubin could be heard on the dashcam shouting and honking his horn for the …
Police & Fire
One Extricated After Car Overturns At Corner Of Routes 9A, 119
This story has been updated. Traffic was backed up following a two-vehicle crash at the corner of Route 9A and Route 119 in Elmsford. The incident took place around 9:15 a.m. Thursday when one vehicle hit another, sending it flying on its roof. One driver was able to get out of the car, but the woman in the flipped vehicle was cut out of her seatbelt by a Good Samaritan and pulled away. She was transported to the hospital for treatment, said the woman's husband. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Police & Fire
PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash
UPDATE: A Good Samaritan stopped and pulled a 69-year-old man from his burning car after it crashed into a tree off the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine early Thursday night, but the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Albert Stanczyk was headed south on the parkway alone when he apparently has some kind of medical emergency near Exit 3 just after 5 p.m., PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. His car left the road at a high rate of speed and slammed into the tree, the chief said. Another motorist pulled over and lifted Stanczyk out of the car "as it…
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! Garfield Motorist, 80, Turns Up Outside Trenton
GARFIELD, N.J. – An 80-year-old Garfield man reported missing after he left home in his car Wednesday morning was found just outside Trenton on Friday by a Good Samaritan who "noticed that he appeared lost," police said. The Good Samaritan helped Yun T. Lee contact his family and then local police in Lawrenceville, more than 60 miles from home. Police there determined that he was "in good health," Sucorowski said. Lee was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday driving a silver 2006 Toyota Highlander. The vehicle apparently was spotted in Warren County later that day, the…
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Found
! Garfield Motorist, 80, Turns Up Outside Trenton
GARFIELD, N.J. – An 80-year-old Garfield man reported missing after he left home in his car Wednesday morning was found just outside Trenton on Friday by a Good Samaritan who "noticed that he appeared lost," police said. The Good Samaritan helped Yun T. Lee contact his family and then local police in Lawrenceville, more than 60 miles from home. Police there determined that he was "in good health," Sucorowski said. Lee was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday driving a silver 2006 Toyota Highlander. The vehicle apparently was spotted in Warren County later that day, the…
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