Crime & Safety
Mahwah Cop Keeps Teen From Bleeding To Death After Accident Sunday, Report Says
Officer Matt Lombardo used a department-issued tourniquet to save Jason Criscuolo's life. Criscuolo, 18, is a student at Ramapo College.
A Mahwah police officer’s quick actions and use of a tourniquet helped keep a teenage accident victim from bleeding to death after he was struck by a pickup while crossing Route 17 Sunday, The Record reported.
Officer Matt Lombardo wrapped the tourniquet around Jason Criscuolo’s left leg as he lay on Route 17 South until a medical helicopter arrived, Chief James Batelli told the publication.
Criscuolo was struck shortly before 8 p.m. and was flown to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson via helicopter where he leg was amputated below the knee, authorities said.
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“I was ecstatic to hear that he made it,” Lombardo told The Record. “My thoughts are definitely with Jason and his family and that he has a speedy recovery.”
The driver of the pickup said he didn’t see Criscolo crossing the highway when he struck him, police said.
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