NYPD officer battling cancer pulls man from fiery crash

STORY OF HEROISM. A POLICE OFFICER IN NEW YORK RUGGING TO. A POLICE OFFICER IN NEW YORK RUGUGGING TO SAVE A MAN'S LIFE, NEW YORK RUGGING TO SAVE A MAN'S LIFE, ALL WHILE FIGHTING. SAVE A A MAN'S LIFE, ALL WHILE FIGHTING FOR HIS OWN. ALL WHILE FIGHTING FOR HIS OWN. YOU CAN HEAR THE BOOM. FOR HIS OWN. YOU CAN HEAR THE BOOM FROM THE FIERY CRASH. YOU CAN HEAR THE BOOM FROM THE FIERY CRASH. TWO VEHICLES. FROM THE FIERY CRASH. TWO VEHICLES COLLIDING HEAD-ON. TWO VEHICLES COLLIDING HEAD-ON. ONE CATCHING FIRE AND. COLLIDING HEAD-ON. ONE CATCHING FIRE AND FLIPPING. ONE CATCHING FIRE ANDD FLIPPING. THAT'S WHEN OFF-DUTY. FLIPPING. THAT'S WHEN OFF-DUTY NYPD OFFICER JOSEPH. THAT'S WHEN OFF-DUTY NYPD OFFFFICER JOSEPH WHO WAS AT A NEARBY. NYPD OFFICER JOSEPH WHO WAS AT A NEARBY DINER WITH HIS DAD. DINER WITH HIS DAD JUMPED INTO ACTION. >> WHEN I LOOKED. JUMPED INTO ACTION. >> WHEN I LOOKED OVER, I SAW THAT. >> WHEN I LOOKED OVER, I SAW THTHAT THERE WERE TWO CARS. OVER, I SAW THAT THERE WERE TWO CARS IN A AN ACCIDENT, THAT. THERE WERE TWO CARS IN AN ACACCIDENT, THAT ONE WAS FLIPPED OVER.

IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT ONE WAS FLIPPED OVER. >> T THAT'S WEXAL RIGHT. >> THAT'S WEXAL RIGHT THERE RUNNING TOWARD THE BURNING CRASH. THERE RUNNING TOWARD THE BURNING CRASH. >> I'M OFF-DUTY. THE BURNING CRASH. >> I'M OFF-DUTY. THERE'S ONE IN THE. >> I'M OFF-DUTY. THERE'S ONE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT UPSIDE. THERE'S ONE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT UPSIDE DOWN STUCK IN THE. DOWN STUCK IN THE SEAT BELT. >> BODY CAM VIDEO. SEAT BELT. >> BODY CAM VIDEO SHOWS HIM MOMENTS. >> BODY CAM VIDEO SHOWS HIM MOMOMENTS AFTER HE PULLED A MAN. AFTER HE PULLED A MAN TO SAFETY. >> I RAN A ACROSS, TO SAFETY. >> I RAN ACROSS, BROKE THE WIWINDOW, >> I RAN ACROSS, BROKE THE E WINDOW, PULLED THE GUY OUT. PULLED THE GUY OUT. THEN YOU SHOWED UP. >> THE MAN SURVIVED, THEN YOU SHOWED UP. >> THE MAN SURVIVED, THANKS TO HIS. >> THE MAN SURVIVED, THANKS TO HIS BRBRAVERY. THANKS T TO HIS BRAVERY. >> IF I'M IN A. >> IF I'M IN A POSITION TO HELP PEPEOPLE, EVEN IF I'M. POSITION TO HELP PEOPLE, EVEN IF I'M OFF-DUTY, I'LL DO SO, PEOPLE, EVEN IF I'M OFF-DUTY, I'LL DO SO, EVEN IF I'M M SICK. OFF-DUTY, I'LL DO SO, EVEN IF I'I'M SICK. >> THAT'S RIGHT, THE. EVEN IF I'M SICK. >> THAT'S RIRIGHT, THE OFFICER HELPED SAVE A.

OFFICER HELPED SAVE A LIFE WHILE FIGHTING FOR HIS OWN. LIFE WHILE FIGHTHTING FOR HIS OWN. THE RECENTLY MARRIED. FOR HIS OWN. THE RECENTLY MARRIED 29-YEAR-OLD ISIS BEING. THE RECENTLY MARRIED 29-YEAR-OLD IS BEING TREATED FOFOR STAGE 3. 29-YEAR-OLD IS BEING TREATED FOR STAGAGE 3 COLON CANCER. TREATED FOR STAGE 3 COLON CACANCER. >> ALL I CAN DO IS. COLON CANCER. >> ALL I CAN DO IS GIVE MY FAMIMILY, MY. >> ALL I CAN DO IS GIVE MY FAMILY, MY PARENTS, MY WIFE THE. GIVE MY FAMILY, MY PARENTS, MY WIFE THE BEST M MEMORIES. PARENTS, MY WIFE THE BEST MEMORIES POSSIBLE. BEST MEMORIES POSSSSIBLE. AND LIVE TODAY AS. AND LIVE TODAY AS GOOD A LIFE THAT I CAN MAKE. GOOD A LIFE THAT I CAN MAKEKE. >> HIS DAD FULL OF. CAN MAKE. >> HIS DAD FULL OF PRIDE. >> HISIS DAD FULL OF PRIDE. >> I HAVE NEVER BEEN. PRIDE. >> I HAVE NEVER BEEN PROUDER. >> I HAVE NEVER BEBEEN PROUDER. HE HAD THE PERFECT. PROUDER. HE HAD THE PERFECT EXCUSE TO SIT THERE. HE HAD THE PERFECT EXEXCUSE TO SIT THERE. INSTEAD, HE WENT. EXCUSE TO SIT THERE. INSTEAEAD, HE WENT RIGHT TO WHERE HE WAS. INSTEAD, HE WENT RIGHT TO WHERE HE WAS NEEDED.

RIGHT TO WHERE HE WAWAS NEEDED. >> I'M SO PROUD OF. >> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. >> HE SAYSYS HE'S. YOU. >> HE SAYS HE'S DRAWING STRERENGTH FROM. >> HE SAYS HE'S S DRAWING STRENGTH FROM THAT DAY TO KEEP. THAT DAY TO KEEP FIGHTING. >> IT'S FAIRLY LIKELY. FIGHTING. >> IT'S FAIRLY LIKELY THIS MIGHT BE THE. >> IT'S FAIRLY LIKELY THIS MIGHTHT BE THE LAST GOOD THING I CAN. THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST GOOOOD THING I CAN DO FOR MY COMMUNITY, LAST GOOD THING I CAN DO FOR MY COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS. DO FOR MY COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS PROFOUNDLY BEAUTIFIFUL. AND THAT IS PROFOUNDLYLY BEAUTIFUL TO BE ABLE TO DO. . TO BE ABLE TO DO. I'M GRATEFUL. >> AND WE ARE ALL.