Pedestrian commended for helping after accident
State Sen. Rob Rolison on June 12 commended Jahkeem Galloway for his role in saving a life.
On Feb. 27, while riding an e-scooter on Main Street in Beacon, Jared Hamburger collided with a car door that had been opened suddenly. He suffered critical head injuries and Galloway, who had been walking by, kept Hamburger awake and alert until paramedics arrived.
Jared has no memory of what happened but his wife, Kelly, a teacher at Beacon High School, saw Galloway in security camera footage of the accident and, after a month of sharing a screenshot online, was able to identify him.
“This is a man who doesn’t know our family; who doesn’t know the three young children who adore their father or the man who was lying on the ground,” she wrote to Rolison. “I feel he should be recognized for his courage, kindness and compassion.”
