NEW YORK — A real-estate agent flipped his car on a highway Sunday morning, but was saved by an off-duty firefighter who happened upon the crash on his way to work.
NY Post reported that firefighter Kevin Mohr saw a car in flames on an expressway and rushed over to the wreckage, where fire was spreading from the engine.
Steven Kokotos, 49, was still strapped in upside-down, bleeding from his head and gasping for air while crying, “Help, Help!”
“The fire was in the engine, getting progressively worse, so we needed to get him out,” said Mohr, 29, who was joined by several motorists, including another off-duty firefighter from Brooklyn, John Riha.
“We were able, all of us, to pick the car up and flip it on its side,” Mohr added.
Kokotos broke several bones and also injured his head, according to the report.
“It doesn’t seem like there’s any permanent damage to his head,” his wife, Cathy Kokotos, said.