Local paramedic to get award for heroic actions during deadly 2024 New Year’s Day crash

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Nearly two years after a deadly crash outside the Kodak Center on New Years Day, paramedic Julie Purick is being honored for her bravery that night.

Purick will receive the 2025 Stars of Life Award, one of the highest honors in emergency medical services.

Purick ran toward danger the night of the crash, putting out flames on a victim and treating him, while inhaling dangerous smoke and getting hurt herself, officials said…

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