A good Samaritan didn’t hesitate to help when he witnessed a fiery crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway earlier this month.
It was around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 6 when James O’Connell and his wife narrowly avoided a driver going the wrong way on the parkway. Moments later, police say the wrong-way driver crashed into the car behind O’Connell and vehicles exploded into flames.
Concerned that calling 911 would take too long, O’Connell instead made a U-turn and flagged down NYPD Officers Feliciano Merino and William Brodwell, whom he had noticed on the parkway. O’Connell led them to the crash and even jumped in to help. The NYPD said that split-second decision saved crucial time and multiple lives…