Jim Tucciarelli, the longtime president of Sewage Treatment Workers Local 1320 of District Council 37, retired this past summer after 42 years of city service but has continued living up to DC 37’s motto proclaiming those it represents as “Everyday Heroes” by saving two people trapped in a burning car Nov. 23 on Staten Island.
As he told WABC-TV, he was driving home that night when he saw the car in flames and heard a woman in the passenger seat crying for help. The 67-year-old Mr. Tucciarelli approached the car. When the woman said she couldn’t move her leg, he replied, “It may hurt but I’ll move it for you,” and was able to extricate her and carry her away from the vehicle.
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