{"id":1387320,"date":"2022-03-17T19:01:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T23:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1387320"},"modified":"2022-03-17T21:59:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T01:59:56","slug":"officers-save-tow-truck-driver-who-collapsed-in-roadway-his-guardian-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officers-save-tow-truck-driver-who-collapsed-in-roadway-his-guardian-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers Save Tow Truck Driver Who Collapsed in Roadway: &#039;His Guardian Angels&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fofficers-save-tow-truck-driver-who-collapsed-in-roadway-his-guardian-angels%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1387320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Police officers are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseyshoreonline.com\/manchester\/police-save-unconscious-tow-truck-driver\/\">recognized<\/a> after rescuing a tow truck driver who passed out while he was working in Manchester, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a car wreck occurred near Route 571 and Beacon Street and when\u00a0officials arrived at the scene to investigate, an employee with Freedom Towing began clearing the vehicles from the roadway and picking up debris, Jersey Shore Online reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>However, when the 61-year-old tow truck driver, named John Macchia, collapsed in the roadway, officers immediately rushed to his aid.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post, the Manchester Police department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManchesterPolice\/posts\/334079235427532\">referred<\/a> to the man\u2019s medical emergency as a \u201ccardiac episode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patrolman Michael Steffen, Patrolman Kyle Rickvalsky, Patrolman Brendan Brush, and Patrolman Julian Meaney realized Macchia was not breathing and had no pulse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The patrolmen \u201cimmediately performed life saving measures to include CPR and the utilization of an Automated External Defibrillator, ultimately saving his life,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p>CPR, also known as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, is used when a person\u2019s heart <a href=\"https:\/\/cpr.heart.org\/en\/resources\/what-is-cpr\">stops<\/a> beating, and according to the American Heart Association, can greatly increase the individual\u2019s chances of survival.<\/p>\n<p>After his recovery, Macchia went to police headquarters to shake hands with the officers who saved his life.<\/p>\n<p>A photo showed him smiling while standing beside several officers. Macchia was pleased to meet Rickvalsky and Steffen, and he also brought along his sister for the special moment:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManchesterPolice\/posts\/334079235427532\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/100064763736528\/posts\/334079235427532\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>Manchester Police Officers Credited with Saving Man\u2019s Life, Receive Praise at Manchester Police Headquarters On\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManchesterPolice\">Manchester Police<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/100064763736528\/posts\/334079235427532\/\">Wednesday, March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said, \u201cI know I wouldn\u2019t be here if it wasn\u2019t for these officers.\u201d\u00a0The grateful man was unable to greet Meaney and Brush because they were off duty that day.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users expressed their joy at the meeting, one person <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManchesterPolice\/posts\/334079235427532?comment_id=334136932088429\">writing<\/a>, \u201cThank God there is well trained police officers! Good news for Mr. Macchia and his family \u2026 all celebrate his recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat story. They were his Guardian Angels,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManchesterPolice\/posts\/334079235427532?comment_id=334114262090696\">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police officers are being recognized after rescuing a tow truck driver who passed out while he was working in Manchester, New Jersey. 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