Crime & Safety

Father Saves Daughter From Falling Sign, Santa Shows Up

No one was injured when a Dollar Tree sign crushed a car.

A father saved his daughter from a falling sign that fell on their pickup truck in a West Sayville parking lot yesterday morning, fire officials said.

The father, Brian Pullan of Patchogue, pulled his 3-year-old daughter, Layla, out of his car and jumped out of the way as a Dollar Tree sign crashed on his car in a lot south Sunrise Highway Service Road.

Fire officials said the sign was most likely blown over by the wind.

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Being that it's the holiday season, Santa and 15 firefighters responded to the scene.

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Photos:West Sayville Fire Department

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