N.Y. Police Officer Pulls Trapped Fellow Officer from Fiery Crash

March 27, 2024

A Lewiston police officer, with help from a New York State Police trooper, rescued an unresponsive colleague, who was pinned inside a cruiser after rear-ending a tractor-trailer

Source Officer.com News

Joe Vince

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A New York police officer rescued an injured fellow officer from a fiery wreck Wednesday following a rear-end collision into a tractor trailer.

The crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. when a Lewiston police officer in a department SUV rear-ended a tractor-trailer, WIVB-TV reports. The crash left the officer unresponsive and trapped inside the vehicle, which caught fire.

Officer Cody Bruyere responded to the incident, and he, along with New York State Trooper Adam Moen, pulled the pinned officer out of the burning SUV. The officer was rushed to the hospital with a broken ankle and head injury.

The crash is under investigation.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.