Long Island Expressway rescue: Video shows moment good Samaritans pull woman ... trends now
A woman is lucky to be alive after being pulled from her burning vehicle on the Long Island Freeway Monday by a group of good Samaritans.
Shocking video of the incident was shared to social media earlier this week shows the moment the group pulled the crash victim from her car.
The woman, identified as Susan Denise, 56, was driving in her 2022 Jeep Liberty on the highway when the vehicle hit a center median and flipped on its side, eventually lighting on fire.
The group was applauded on social media for their quick actions and the administering of first aid until first responders arrived.
'THANK GOD FOR GOOD SAMARITANS / PASSERSBY- WHO HELP OTHERS IN NEED,' wrote the person who captured the video.
This was the car the woman was pulled from Monday afternoon in New York
Video of the incident was first shared Monday evening by Todd Miranda, who was on the highway and captured the harrowing moment.
'This is how my day started out driving Westbound on the LIE [Long Island Expressway] before exit 61,' Miranda wrote.
According to the Suffolk County Police Department, the incident happened west of exit 62 on the Long Island Expressway just after 12pm.
Three out of four lanes of the highway were shut down for several hours after the crash.
After the vehicle caught on fire, the bystanders jumped into action, stopping their own cars in the middle of the busy freeway to help.
The woman was on fire inside the car, officials said.
The incident happened just after 12pm on the Long Island Expressway
A group of good Samaritans jumped into action to assist the woman as her car was burning
The men helped the woman, putting out the fire on her clothing and blocking traffic
The crash shut down three of the highway's four lanes for several hours on Monday
The first three seconds of the video show the woman's clothing on fire as she lay on the ground after being pulled from the vehicle.
Denise was taken by a helicopter to Stony
