Video shows baby trapped under car of suspected drunk driver rescued by passers-by and police



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Police and bystanders released a baby trapped under a car in Yonkers, New York on Friday after an allegedly intoxicated driver walked through a storefront and trapped the infant.

Video released by Yonkers Police shows the horrific incident, where the driver crashed into a parked car, then collided with a woman carrying her child and walked straight into a barber shop with the woman on the hood of the car.

Passers-by and police work to save a mother and baby stranded under a car in Yonkers, NY on July 23, 2021.Yonkers Police

Two policemen were nearby and rushed to the scene, where, along with passers-by, they lifted and pushed the car to free the baby trapped under the car. Body camera footage from the incident shows a chaotic scene, with the car in the middle of the barbershop, broken glass everywhere, and people trying to help the baby and mother.

The mother and baby are still hospitalized but “are doing extremely well,” police said on Sunday. The eight-month-old has a fractured skull and the 36-year-old mother has a broken leg. Their names have not been released.

The driver, David Poncurak of Yonkers, 43, was arrested for impaired driving and also faces a charge of second degree assault. Authorities said he was unlicensed. Poncurak was still in police custody on Sunday afternoon.

Police said they found an alcoholic beverage in the car the suspect was driving. There was also a woman in the car with him, who was not injured.

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