finediony New Jersey news: saves

Showing posts with label saves. Show all posts

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Dad saves son, but gets ticketed

Eyewitness NewsWINFIELD PARK (WABC) -- Frank Roder saw his 5-year old son running toward a steep embankment and was afraid he would slip into the Rahway River. Frank managed to save his son from a dangerous fall, but his troubles were only beginning.

"I thought he was going to beeline over there and into the water," Roder said.

Roder had just taught his 5-year old son Aidan how to unbuckle his own seatbelt and get out of the car himself. Aidan took the lesson to heart last Thursday, when he hopped out of his Dad's car when he was trying to decide on a parking spot. Aidan headed for the Rahway River, where the two had planned to skip rocks and look for ducks.

"I panicked and grabbed the windshield washer thing and thought it was the gear for park and here we are," he said.

In Roder's panic over Aidan's safety, he had left the car in drive. When he caught up with his son, Aidan had a strange look on his face and said:

"Uh Daddy. The jeep is falling down the hill," Aidan said.

The SUV was still in drive so it rolled into the Rahway River, Roder was grateful there weren't any fisherman by the shore

When Union County police showed up to the park and saw the Jeep in the water, Roder expected they'd help him out. But first, he was issued two tickets-- one for failing to use the emergency brake and another for failing to produce his insurance card. The card was soaked, locked in the waterlogged truck.

"If you're a father, you're going to grab your kid. Your car can roll off wherever," Roder said.

Roder wonders if the officers could have been more understanding, that he was only trying to save his son. Roder is grateful for his safety, and for the decision he made that morning not to take his newborn baby Joel with him on the trip because he could have been trapped inside the car.

A spokesman for Union County police says the officer was following protocol and that it's too late to take back the tickets once they're written. Frank will have to fight the $110 in fines in court.

---
Get Eyewitness News Delivered

Facebook | Twitter | Newsletters | Text Alerts

new jersey, winfield park, accident, new jersey news

View the original article here

Friday, July 15, 2011

Young boy saves man from drowning

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- A young boy is credited with saving a man from drowning in New Jersey.

11-year old Manuel Martinez learned to swim just two years ago at the Boys and Girls Club. So when rescuers showed up Saturday to this family pool in Clifton, they didn't think he was the one who saved a grown man from drowning.

Dep chief Henry Cholewczynski/Cliftom Fire Dept 210

"I asked what happened and everyone kept pointing to this little kid," said Henry Cholewczyski with the Clifton Fire Department.

Manuel kept his cool Saturday when a 34-year old family friend who couldn't swim slipped on the vinyl lining of the pool and found himself in the deep end. As Javier Sanchez thrashed around, Manuel calmly threw him a rope that he found on the side of the pool, and dragged him to safety.

"I felt happy that I saved him, he's a good family friend," said Manuel.

Manuel says he's watched enough rescue shows on TV to know what to do. When he grows up, he says he'd like to help people in a different way, as a police officer or a firefighter. Either way, this sixth grader is off to a great start.

new jersey, new jersey news, jen maxfield

View the original article here

Friday, July 8, 2011

Senior saves two kids from drowning in Atlantic City

Eyewitness NewsATLANTIC CITY (WABC) -- An elderly man is being hailed as a hero after he saved two children from drowning off the coast of Atlantic City.