NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo heroically rescued a trapped driver as his staff took photos for the 3rd time in 4 years

• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo never passes up an opportunity to help a stranded motorist — or document his own heroic efforts. 
• The governor halted his motorcade on Monday to help rescue a driver whose van had partially flipped over on the Brookyln-Queens Expressway. His aides took video and photos which then circulated on social media. 
• Before police arrived on the scene, Cuomo reportedly helped cut the driver out of his seatbelt and move him out of the van. 
• This wasn't the first time Cuomo has aided a driver in a tough spot. He's helped out stranded motorists at least three other times since 2016. 
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo never passes up an opportunity to help a stranded motorist — or document his own heroic efforts. 

The governor halted his motorcade on Monday to help rescue a delivery truck driver whose vehicle had partially flipped over on the Brookyln-Queens Expressway.

Reporter Zack Fink said the video footage and photo he tweeted on Monday were taken by the governor's staff. 

This wasn't the first time Cuomo has aided a driver in a tough spot. 

In January 2016, Cuomo helped a driver stuck on the highway in a blizzard. And in February 2017, he helped pull another car out of a snowbank on a Westchester County highway with cables from his security vehicles. (During law school, Cuomo worked as a tow truck driver.)

Each time, the governor's aides took photos and tweeted them out. 

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