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Brentwood, NY
Politics
Cuomo To The Rescue: Governor Helps Pull Passenger From Vehicle After Crash In NYC
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may not have exactly traded in his business suit for a superhero’s cape but he was caught on camera helping a passenger trapped in an overturned vehicle on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. On his way home from a luncheon at the Association for a Better New York at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, the governor and his team helped a man trapped by his seatbelt in a van that was on its side after the crash. Cuomo’s staffers shared a video of the rescue on social media. It shows Cuomo and other responders helping to escort the man out of his company vehicle. …
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After Car Crashes Off Saw Mill Parkway Into River In Westchester
A woman was rescued from her submerged vehicle in freezing water following a crash on the Saw Mill Parkway. The incident took place around 8:23 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, when the Yonkers Fire Department Engine Company 310 was dispatched to a call of a motor vehicle accident on the Saw Mill River Parkway, said Deputy Chief Joseph Citrone. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a car off the parkway and into the river, Citrone said. They noticed the female driver was trapped in the car with water up to the dashboard and the woman's chest. Firefighters rushed into the f…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Good Samaritan Dives Into Frigid Passaic River To Rescue Woman In Sinking Sedan
A young woman whose car rolled off Route 21 into the Passaic River was rescued Monday morning by a Good Samaritan who pulled her from her sinking sedan and a police officer who threw them a lifeline, responders said. "She was going north on Route 21 around 10:30 [a.m.] when she lost control and the car went over the guardrail," one said. "It flipped three or four times and landed in the river." A Belleville police officer arrived as the passerby jumped in. He threw them a safety preserver ring and pulled both to shore, a local police officer said. Dive teams from Lyndhurst, Wallington, N…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Photos: Tree Comes Down On Occupied Car In Mahopac
A lucky driver was not injured when a large tree can down on top of their vehicle and a firefighter happened to be nearby. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m. Monday on West Lake Boulevard, said officials with the Mahopac Falls Fire District. When the incident went out over the emergency radio for help, one of the district's firefighters was on his way home when he heard the call and responded in his work truck. James McGinty III, the owner of JLJ Truck & Equipment Repair, was soon at the "right time- right place." Crews work to remove the tree.Jack Casey His expertise and kn…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Rainstorm
: Fair Lawn, Elmwood Park Firefighters Rescue Stranded Car Occupants
Fair Lawn firefighters, with help from their Elmwood Park colleagues, rescued the occupants of a sedan stranded by Saturday's flash flooding. Fair Lawn police joined the responders under the NJ Transit trestle on eastbound Broadway around 5 p.m. No one required medical attention, responders said. A tow truck retrieved the soaked sedan. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account. ****** (ALSO SEE) VIDEOS: A rushing torrent of muddy water during Saturday's rainstorm sent vehicles floating and crashing into one another at a Route 46 dealership in Little Falls. https://northpassaic.dailyvo…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Heroes
: Garfield Police Officers Pull Unconscious Driver From Burning Car
GARFIELD, N.J. – Two Garfield police officers broke the windows of a smoke-filled car that had just struck a dozen parked vehicles and pulled the unconscious driver to safety overnight Tuesday, authorities said. It was unclear when or why the 61-year-old Clifton motorist passed out when Officers Daniel Taylor and Marvin Monroig found his 2000 Ford Explorer on fire on MacArthur Avenue just before 2 a.m. It had just crashed into the rear of a parked vehicle and was on fire, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. “The officers broke the windows and forced open the door to gain entry to the vehicle as …
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Good Samaritans Pull Woman Trapped Inside Overturned Car On Taconic
Two Good Samaritans are being hailed as heroes after rushing to pull an unconscious woman who was trapped inside an overturned vehicle engulfed in flames on the Taconic State Parkway near the Northern Westchester/Putnam border on Thursday. The crash occurred around 3 a.m. near exit 14 (Baldwin Road) in Yorktown. Brian Geary, 30, of East Fishkill and another unknown passerby stopped to assist 56-year-old Linda Gironda prior to the arrival of emergency services. Gironda's vehicle had overturned after hit a rock wall and caught fire with her trapped inside. With the vehicle locked and Gironda…
