Thursday, July 14, 2011

Former N.J. EMT Saves Boy From Burning Car Wreck

Former N.J. EMT Saves Boy From Burning Car Wreck
Joelle Farrell
The Philadelphia Inquirer
 
July 13--Richard Vaughan was headed home from work with his wife Monday evening when he saw smoke rising from a car crashed in the wooded median of Interstate 295 in South Jersey.
The car, a Honda sedan, had been traveling south in Oldmans Township, Salem County, when the driver lost control, State Police said. It veered into the median, hit a tree, and caught fire.

Vaughan, 43, of Lower Alloways Creek, smelled gasoline when he opened his door. Running toward the wreck, he felt heat from flames as they spread over the hood and into the car's interior.
A woman standing near the car was screaming, Vaughan remembered.
"There's a boy trapped in there; I can't get him out," she said. "Please help! Please, somebody help!"... CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING

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