An FDNY lieutenant sprang into action when he and his wife came upon a burning car — with the driver trapped inside — in Brooklyn early Saturday.
The couple was returning home to Breezy Point from a friend’s house on Staten Island with their son and daughter, 7 and 6, around 3 a.m. when two cars sped past them on Belt Parkway, said FDNY Lt. Richard Cannon.
Then, as the couple approached the Bay Parkway exit, they saw that the BMW and Corvette had crashed in the middle of the highway, leaving the Corvette in flames.
Cannon’s workout began and he ran to the driver’s side of the car.
“I tried to get the victim out of the front seat, but that side of the car was damaged and I couldn’t open the door,” said the 43-year-old, who worked for the department for half of his life. life. “The fire continued to grow. So I walked over to the passenger seat, reached in and untied the victim.
He had some difficulty getting the man over the center console, but was able to get him out, he said.
An off-duty paramedic also stopped and helped Cannon pull him to the side of the road, where both tried to make the unconscious man comfortable.
At that time, firefighters were on scene because Cannon had called the FDNY dispatcher, he said.
His wife, Lauren Cannon, said the couple’s 7-year-old son unfortunately woke up and saw the crash from the car. The 6-year-old didn’t move.
“It’s a learning moment not to be driving 110 miles an hour on the Belt Parkway,” the 40-year-old said.
Her husband, who comes from Ladder 148 in Borough Park, said his instinct was to help.
“That’s exactly what we do,” Cannon said. “Someone needed help and we got it. I was just doing my job.
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