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A disabled woman narrowly escaped being hit by a train with the help of an off-duty police officer and her husband after the New York woman turned her car onto the Long Island Rail Road tracks that she mistook for a roadway.
The 63-year-old driver, who wasn't identified, screamed for help after her car became stuck on the rails and was facing an oncoming train.
New York police officer Randi LoCicero, 34, and her 33-year-old husband, Anthony, a volunteer fire chief, rushed to the car as the gates descended and the train's horn blared. The couple yanked open the door and pulled out the driver, who needed crutches to walk.
Moments later, the train plowed into the car, overturning and dragging
it a short distance. Neither the woman nor anyone on the train was hurt,
authorities said.
The driver, however, was a little ticked they didn't save her pocketbook.
Now, that's a real New Yorker for you.
Photo by Jan the Manson
The 63-year-old driver, who wasn't identified, screamed for help after her car became stuck on the rails and was facing an oncoming train.
New York police officer Randi LoCicero, 34, and her 33-year-old husband, Anthony, a volunteer fire chief, rushed to the car as the gates descended and the train's horn blared. The couple yanked open the door and pulled out the driver, who needed crutches to walk.
Moments later, the train plowed into the car, overturning and dragging
it a short distance. Neither the woman nor anyone on the train was hurt,
authorities said.
The driver, however, was a little ticked they didn't save her pocketbook.
Now, that's a real New Yorker for you.
Photo by Jan the Manson
Labels: Long Island Rail Road, New York, train
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