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Couple Rescues Driver From Train Tracks
Topic Started: Nov 10 2007, 07:41 PM (119 Views)
TribbleMom
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3842922

Couple Rescues Driver From Railroad Tracks Moments Before Train Smashes Her Stalled Car
The Associated Press
MINEOLA, N.Y. Nov 9, 2007 (AP)

An off-duty police officer and her husband, a volunteer fire chief, rescued a woman from her stalled car seconds before a train smashed into it, police said.

The 63-year-old driver apparently mistook the Long Island Rail Road tracks for a road Thursday evening, authorities said.

Her car became stuck on the rails with a train fast approaching. She screamed that she couldn't get out of the car and needed help, said witness Jennifer Freiermuth, 28.

Randi LoCicero, off duty from her job at the New York Police Department, and Anthony LoCicero ran to the car as the crossing gates came down, Randi LoCicero said. As the train's horn blared, the couple yanked open the door and pulled out the driver, who needed crutches to walk, Randi LoCicero said.

Moments later, a train plowed into the car, overturning it and dragging it a short distance. Neither the woman nor anyone on the train was hurt, authorities said.

"She was a little mad we didn't get her pocketbook, but you know, that's life," Randi LoCicero said. The driver wasn't identified.

LoCicero, 34, has been a New York police officer for nearly 10 years, the NYPD said. Her husband, 33, is a chief in the volunteer fire department in Franklin Square on Long Island.

"We are very grateful for the quick thinking and fast actions of these two heroes," LIRR spokeswoman Susan McGowan said.

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I couldn't believe it when I read the part about her being upset that they didn't get her pocketbook. :rotfl:
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Geeze! She's definitely a lucky woman. Might need glasses too if she mistook a railroad track for a road.

And how does she show her gratitude?... whines about her pocketbook. :rolleyes: :lol:
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Nov 11 2007, 06:30 AM
Might need glasses too if she mistook a railroad track for a road.

Actually, having lived in that area of Long Island for a year (about 25 years ago), I recall that some of those track areas did look a little bit like a road more than railroad tracks. But then again, I wear eyeglasses ...
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TribbleMom
Nov 11 2007, 09:17 AM
24thcenstfan
Nov 11 2007, 06:30 AM
Might need glasses too if she mistook a railroad track for a road.

Actually, having lived in that area of Long Island for a year (about 25 years ago), I recall that some of those track areas did look a little bit like a road more than railroad tracks. But then again, I wear eyeglasses ...

:lol: :owl:

Only because she turned out okay, I am laughing at this. I can totally see this sketch in a movie. :lol:

And my family is just twisted enough to laugh at another family member for doing something like this. You know, one of those stories you retell years later and you get to make fun of them for doing something so outrageous. :rotfl:

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