Cory Booker Does it Again: N.J. Mayor Shows Up at Accident Scene

AP

Mayor Cory Booker is at it again ? sort of.

Two months after he shot to national prominence for rescuing neighbors from a fire, the Newark, N.J. mayor showed up at the scene of a car accident where a pedestrian had just been hit ? but it was someone else who did most of the heroics.

?God bless my residents. Pulled up on pedestrian/vehicle accident. We got man stabilized & into ambulance. He?ll b OK. Thanx 2 all who helped,? Booker tweeted Friday afternoon.

Booker told WNBC-TV he helped get water and ice for the victim and comforted the man until an ambulance arrived.

He followed up with a second tweet: ?I appreciate the driver. Man ran into traffic. Driver did the right thing & stayed & helped me & others aid man until medical help arrived.?

According to the New Jersey Star-Ledger, law enforcement authorities said a county detective was actually the first on the scene and rendered most of the aid.

?The detective immediately called 911 and began to render assistance,? said Katherine Carter, a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor?s office. ?He saw the victim was face down on the ground. He was bleeding from his mouth and nose. Det. [Michael] Davidson got some tissues from his trunk and began to wipe away the blood.?

Carter said Booker showed up ?within minutes,? followed by an ambulance and Newark police.

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