---
title: "Watch New Yorkers Lift a Mercedes-Benz SUV to Save Woman Trapped Underneath"
description: "Faith in humanity: restored."
date: "2020-01-27"
modified: "2020-01-27"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/31968/watch-new-yorkers-lift-a-mercedes-benz-suv-to-save-woman-trapped-underneath"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# Watch New Yorkers Lift a Mercedes-Benz SUV to Save Woman Trapped Underneath

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New Yorkers oftentimes look like stonecold zombies as they speed-walk down crowded sidewalks on their way to work, home, or the nearest indoor facility to shelter them from sub-zero temperatures during winter. However, when a group of people witnessed a [Mercedes-Benz SUV](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/31366/2020-mercedes-benz-glb-250-first-drive-review-the-baby-yoda-of-crossovers>) run over an innocent pedestrian, they quickly snapped into superhero mode and lifted the vehicle—which given its German pedigree wasn't exactly lightweight—to rescue the woman trapped underneath.

According to the [*NY Post*](<https://nypost.com/2020/01/26/crowd-lifts-suv-to-save-woman-trapped-in-manhattan-crash/>), a dozen bystanders united to lift what appears to be a Mercedes-Benz GLC or possibly a GLE off the ground on the corner of Delancey and Norfolk in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. A [Twitter](<https://twitter.com/colbydroscher>) post documents the scene of the accident, claiming that the black SUV hit the pedestrian and continued to drive until the woman was trapped in the lower half of the vehicle near the back wheels. The situation worsened by the fact that the SUV then hit the car in front of it at the intersection, causing it to come to a stop directly atop the injured woman.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1221560070632329222

https://twitter.com/_/status/1221560187649171458

The victim was reportedly conscious the entire time and was even on the phone while stuck underneath the Benz. It's unclear if she was calling emergency services or maybe taking photos or video of the situation to use for a possible lawsuit later on. Regardless, the good samaritans were actually able to lift the driver's side of the vehicle and rescue the trapped woman, who was [eventually dragged to safety on the side of the road](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31911/violent-crash-caused-by-reckless-nissan-gt-r-driver-slices-tesla-model-x-in-half>).

Once emergency crews arrived she was taken to Bellevue Hospital awake and alert, but her current condition has not been made public.

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## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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