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VIDEO: Former West Milford Fire Chief Rescues Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames VIDEO: Former West Milford Fire Chief Rescues Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames
Video: Former West Milford Fire Chief Rescues Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames Two police officers' quick actions likely saved an unconscious 29-year-old New York driver from a wrecked car on Route 287, just seconds before it burst into flames. The Chevrolet SUV was heading south when he struck a Peterbilt tractor-trailer parked on the right shoulder at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. "While Mahwah units were responding, dispatch updated that they were receiving additional 9-1-1 calls that the driver was still inside the burning vehicle and that witnesses were unable to extricate the driver," Mahwah Police Capt. Guido…

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by Cecilia Levine