[ACCIDENT] Off-Duty Firefighter Comes to the Rescue of a Driver in a Burning C8 Corvette

A veteran off-duty New York City firefighter says he was “just doing my job” when he heroically pulled the driver out of a burning Rapid Blue C8 Corvette early Saturday morning.

“It’s just what we do,” FDNY Lt. Richard Cannon explained to the New York Post. “Somebody needed help and we got them. I was just doing my job.”

And saving someone’s life in the process!

After visiting a friend in Staten Island, Cannon and his wife were headed home to Breezy Point with their two young children about 3 a.m. when the Corvette and a BMW came roaring past them on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn.

As they neared the Bay Parkway exit, they saw a horrific scene in the middle of the highway – the BMW had crashed into the back of the Corvette, which had erupted into flames with the driver still trapped inside.

“I tried to get the victim out of the front seat, but that side of the car had damage to it, and I couldn’t get the door open,” Cannon said. “The fire was continuing to grow. So I went to the passenger seat and reached over and unbuckled the victim.”

Unfortunately, the controversial Great Wall of Buttons on the center console appears to have slowed down the rescue, but Cannon persisted and was eventually able to pull the victim from the car.

An off-duty EMT had also pulled over and helped Cannon carry the unconscious victim to the side of the road. By that time, the fire department was on the scene, too, after earlier being called by Cannon.

Cannon’s wife Lauren said their 7-year-old son woke up and saw the aftermath of the crash. While that could be traumatic for the youngster, he’ll definitely have quite a story to share with classmates about his heroic dad, who’s from Ladder 148 in Borough Park. His 6-year-old brother slept through it all in the back seat, however.

Mrs. Cannon had a more pragmatic view of the crash, too.

“It’s a teachable moment to not go 110 miles per hour on the Belt Parkway,” she told The Post.

No word yet on the condition of the occupants of the two cars.

Source:
New York Post

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