BRIDGEPORT — A city police officer was celebrated Monday after reportedly stopping a runaway SUV that rolled into traffic, toward a group of young people, according to the office of Mayor Joe Ganim.
Ganim, Chief Armando Perez and Assistant Chief Rebeca Garcia acknowledged Officer Carlos Carmo Jr.’s efforts to stop the vehicle, which began to roll downhill out of control on Boston Avenue while school was being dismissed, according to a Monday release.
“It was spur of the moment, you put your own life at risk, and you saved the people that were in the vehicle, people the vehicle was headed towards,” Ganim said in the release. “On behalf of a grateful City, I want to say thank you very much.”
In a video posted by the city, Carmo said he was having a regular day, when the car began to roll into traffic, toward a group of young people. There were people in the vehicle “going crazy,” Carmo said, but no one in the driver’s seat.
Carmo said he was able to pop open the door, grab the frame and stop the car. The vehicle had been parked, but slipped into neutral unexpectedly, Carmo said in the video.
“As I was running after the SUV… I was praying to please stop and it was a huge sense of relief when I was able to get the car to come to a stop,” said Carmo in the release.
Ganim and the City Council will present a proclamation and citation to Carmo Jan. 6 to commend his bravery, selflessness and quick thinking, according to the release.
“He is an inspiration to the Police Department and the City of Bridgeport,” officials said in the release.
william.lambert@hearstmediact.com
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