New York police officer and Good Samaritans save 68-year-old woman from vehicle engulfed in flames

Two “passing motorists” helped a police officer save an elderly woman trapped in a burning vehicle following a crash in Chester, New York, about an hour outside New York City.

Chester police were dispatched to the scene of a rollover crash on Kings Highway around 4 a.m. Sunday.

“While they were responding, updates were given that the operator was trapped in the vehicle and the vehicle was on fire,” police wrote in a Monday Facebook post. “Officer Nicholas Contino was the first police officer to arrive on scene. He gave his fire extinguisher to a passing motorist and worked to locate the operator in the vehicle.”

In video footage of the police response posted to Facebook, one of the Good Samaritan motorists can be seen quickly putting out flames with the fire extinguisher.

 The Good Samaritans can be seen helping the officer get the woman to safety once she is out of the blazing vehicle. (Chester PD)

“Officer Contino’s effort greatly increased the motorist’s chances for survival, and he is commended for a job well done!” police wrote.