{"id":99286,"date":"2019-02-19T11:42:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T16:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99286"},"modified":"2019-02-19T11:42:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T16:42:48","slug":"herkimer-county-resident-recognized-for-life-saving-assistance-at-2018-crash-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99286","title":{"rendered":"Herkimer County resident recognized for life-saving assistance at 2018 crash scene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Group-Photo.jpg?resize=450%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99287\" width=\"450\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Group-Photo.jpg?resize=900%2C537&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Group-Photo.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Group-Photo.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Group-Photo.jpg?resize=400%2C239&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Group-Photo.jpg?w=1438&amp;ssl=1 1438w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Group-Photo.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Danube resident was honored this week for putting his life\non the line to save a Yorkville woman whose vehicle drove off State Route 5S,\nstriking a mailbox and overturning several times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operator of the vehicle, Melissa M. Knudsen, 40, of Yorkville,\nwas trapped inside. A nearby neighbor, Jason Ploss, heard the crash and ran\nover to the scene.&nbsp;He observed a woman inside and the doors pinned shut\ndue to the damage caused by the rollover crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ploss physically forced the driver\u2019s side door open and pulled\nKnudsen to safety moments before the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police say if not for the heroic actions of Ploss, Knudsen would have likely perished in the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troop D Commander Major Philip T. Rougeux presented&nbsp;Ploss&nbsp;with\na state police certificate of recognition for his lifesaving efforts Sept. 9,\n2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Danube resident was honored this week for putting his life on the line to save a Yorkville woman whose vehicle drove off State Route 5S, striking a mailbox and overturning several times. The operator of the vehicle, Melissa M. Knudsen, 40, of Yorkville, was trapped inside. 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