Hero Tow Truck Driver Rescues Motorist From Burning Sedan On NJ Turnpike

[TowNews]

HERO: A passing tow truck driver helped a motorist from his burning car on the New Jersey Turnpike seconds before it was engulfed in flames.

 

John Tashian of Nick's Towing Service Photo Credit: Nick Testa (Nick's Towing Service)

 

Nick's Towing Service driver John Tashian of Paramus was returning from a job in Newark when he saw the burning vehicle just off the road in Kearny at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, said his boss, Nicholas F. Testa.

 

Tashian called a Nick's Towing Service dispatcher who, in turn, notified the Turnpike Authority. He then ran to the car to help get the driver out.

 

They had gotten a safe distance away when it went up in flames, Testa said.

 

Kearny firefighters doused the blaze.

New Jersey State Police didn't have to call a tow truck, of course. Tashian brought it to Testa's tow yard in Rutherford.

 

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