Embroiled In Scandal, Reporter Dianna Russini Rescued Man, Dog From Wyckoff Crash: Report

WYCKOFF, NJ — Former NFL Reporter Dianna Russini, who recently resigned from her job amid a scandal, helped rescue a man and dog after a crash in Wyckoff on Wednesday, the New York Post reported.

As reported by Wyckoff Patch on Thursday, the man was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into his Jeep, causing it to overturn.

The dog was safely removed and given to a friend of the driver.

The Post's Page Six quoted a witness on Friday as saying that Russini was driving behind the man just before the crash.

After she stopped to help, someone lifted her atop the Jeep so she could help get the driver and dog out, the story said.

The crash occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday, when a 17-year-old Wyckoff resident in a Honda Civic turned left from Sicomac Avenue onto Cedar Hill Avenue, Police Lt. Joseph Soto told Patch on Thursday.

He collided with the Jeep, Soto said.

The Jeep, which was driven by the 73-year-old Hawthorne man, turned onto its side, Soto said.

The driver complained of head and shoulder pain and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, Soto said.

The dog appeared to be in good health.

The other driver was unharmed.

No summonses have been issued and the crash was still under investigation by the Wyckoff Traffic Bureau, Soto said.

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