MATTAPOISETT — Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 63’s Sal Giglia was on his way to a Christmas event at Ned’s Point Lighthouse on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21, when he saw a car crash.

Giglia said he was driving west on Route 6 when a car traveling east, “pulled a hook” into the Turk’s Seafood parking lot, and the car in front of him failed to stop, and  “T-boned” the other vehicle.

The Coast Guard Auxiliarist then sprung into action, pulling a father and daughter out of the car that was in front of him. By that point, Giglia said that the car had smoke coming out of it, and he was worried that it might start a fire. According to Giglia, neither of the people in that car appeared to be seriously hurt. They also had their dog with them in the car, and the dog also escaped without any serious injuries.

Giglia estimated that the father was about 60-years-old, and the daughter was about 20-years-old.

The other car was driven by a woman who Giglia guessed was about 20-years-old. He said she was alert after the crash, but had some trouble moving. He thought she may have injured her neck, although he wasn’t sure to what extent.

The good Samaritan then called 911, and waited for paramedics to assist the woman out of her car.

When asked about the severity of the crash, Giglia said “I thought it was going to be worse...they were both flying,” and that neither of the drivers hit their breaks before the crash.

While Giglia is trained to respond to boating accidents, he wasn’t sure if his Coast Guard experience was a contributing factor to how he responded to the car crash. 

He said he did what he hopes “anyone would do” in that situation, and that “you don’t have to be in the Coast Guard to pull somebody out of a car.”

The condition of the woman with an apparent neck injury is unclear at this time. Updates to this story will be made as more information becomes available.