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Orange County first responder makes off-duty rescue

Capt. Kevin Colomba jumped into action when he saw a fiery head-on crash on Route 17A.

News 12 Staff

Oct 31, 2023, 8:15 PM

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A Warwick volunteer firefighter made an amazing rescue on his way home from work as a police officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Captain Kevin Colomba was on his way home from work Monday morning when he drove up to a head on car crash with people trapped.

It happened on route 17A in Tuxedo.

One car was on fire.

Officer Colomba, off duty, got both people out of the fiery car.

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