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Officer Who Saved Westchester Motorcyclist's Life Honored Officer Who Saved Westchester Motorcyclist's Life Honored
Officer Who Saved Westchester Motorcyclist's Life Honored A Westchester County corrections officer was honored by county officials for saving the life of an injured motorcyclist by fashioning a tourniquet with his belt.  Westchester County Executive George Latimer recognized Officer Christopher Dani on Thursday in White Plains for using skills he learned during a "Stop the Bleed," program just five days after taking the in-service training. Dani, an 11-year member of the Department of Corrections, was off-duty when he came upon an accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway, finding a motorcyclist who had suffered an injury to his arm, whic…

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by Kathy Reakes