Bernards Twp. Officer Rescued Stranded Driver With Tire Change

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — A grateful motorist's wife wrote a heartfelt letter and made a donation to the Bernards Township Police Department after a kind officer came to her husband's rescue.

Clinton Township's Martha LaValette's husband was driving in Basking Ridge a few weeks ago when he got stranded in the area of Maple Avenue and Verizon Way with a flat tire.

Due to the stormy weather that night there was no roadside assistance and LaValette's husband had been waiting for a tow truck for three or four hours.

That's when Bernards Township Officer Anthony Severino "came to his rescue with kindness and a great sense of humor," LaValette said.

Severino changed the tire "... and calmed him down," LaValette said.

Inside the thank you card was a donation made out to the department in appreciation for Severino's efforts.

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