NEW YORK — An NYPD detective is being praised as a hero after dramatic roadside video showed him saving a choking baby on the Bronx River Parkway during rush-hour traffic, according to the New York Post, which identified the officer as Detective First Grade Michael Greaney.
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Greaney, who works in the office of Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, was driving to work around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday when he saw a black BMW speeding along the shoulder of the southbound lanes, police said. He activated the lights on his unmarked vehicle and pulled over to investigate.
Inside, he found a frantic father shouting that his baby was choking. Video posted to TikTok shows Greaney lifting the infant — wearing a pink onesie — and delivering back blows on the side of the road.
Police said the child’s airway cleared moments later and she began breathing again. A passing pediatrician stopped to assess the baby and confirmed she was stable.
The father later notified police that his daughter was doing well.
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