Yankees manager Joe Girardi was a hero on the diamond and the Cross County Parkway in one night.
After leading his team to their 27th World Series championship, Girardi saved a Connecticut woman who crashed on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester.
While making his way home, around 2 A.M, Girardi came across Marie Henry, who had lost control of her car and slammed into a guardrail. Girardi parked along the right side of the parkway and ran across traffic to help Henry out of her car.
The area on the parkway is apparently notorious for blind spots. Officers say Girardi risked his life by crossing the parkway, where traffic goes by at 80 mph.
Henry was out of the car, by time cops arrived. Shaken with minor cuts, she thanked Girardi as he made his way back across the parkway.
Henry actually did not recognize him, an officer had to inform her she had been saved by none other than Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
A very thankful Henry went on to say, ““It was the middle of the night; my cell phone battery was dying. Most people could have just kept driving. But he stopped. He’s got a good heart…I’m a Yankees fan for life.”
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