NYPD officers, stranded drivers recall rescue efforts from flooded Major Deegan Expressway

NYPD officers, stranded drivers recall rescue efforts from flooded Major Deegan Expressway

The NYPD detectives met the drivers whom they helped out of a flooded Major Deegan Expressway Thursday night.
The detectives told News 12 they brought in a barrier truck to rescue 10 motorists from car to car.
"I'm telling you, I thought I was going right into that water, I don't know -- three pairs of hands -- I don't know where they came from, but those officers lift me up like I was a feather," Sheila Young recalled.
"I actually help extricate those two females out of their vehicle. They were actually standing on my pants and my boots trying to have a grip, and I was just trying to keep them calm as much as possible," said officer Daniel Bergman.
Young also shared advice to avoid a situation like the one she faced.
"Listen to your gut, if it doesn't look safe, don't go through that water," she said.