Cops, Good Samaritans Team Up to Rescue Baby from Underneath Car After It Crashes Into Barber Shop

The Yonkers Police Department responded to a vehicular accident on Friday at approximately 8:30 a.m., when a driver making a left turn “struck a curb, a parked vehicle, two pedestrians, and then continued to accelerate into the storefront of a barber shop,” according to apress release.

The mother sustained a serious femur fracture, while the child has a skull fracture and third-degree burns on her back and foot, the release said. Both are expected to survive.

“It’s honestly a miracle that both of them survived – very strong mom and an even stronger little infant,” Fusco toldWABC.

The barber shop owner also sustained a minor laceration, but no other injuries were reported, police said.

The driver was identified as 43-year-old Yonkers resident David Poncurak. He and a female passenger were detained at the scene, and neither reported any injuries, according to the release.

After an investigation found that he was driving with a suspended license and alcohol in the car, Poncurak was tested to determine the alcohol/drug content in his blood. He was subsequently charged with driving while intoxicated, second degree vehicular assault and second degree aggravated unlicensed operation.

Officer Samoyedny told WABC that Poncurak “did get out and immediately went over to see if the woman was okay.”

Poncurak will appear in court on Aug. 6, according to the Westchester County Department of Correction. It remains unclear if he has hired an attorney.

source: people.com