It was late, about 10:15 p.m. Janice Esposito jumped into her minivan (小货轩) and began the 20-minute21 home to her husband and seven-year old Son.She'd just returned from 22 her mother and had traveled the 23 so many times. Out of 24 on that awful night, a car knocked into Esposito's minivan, pushing her backward25 100 feet onto the railroad tracks.
As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for bed.26 he heard the sharp clang (哐当声)of metal on metal and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never27 to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still wore his pajamas (睡衣), 28 the door.
The first car he29 , 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto30 the driver was OK, he looked around and31 Esposito's minivan sitting on the railroad tracks. And then he heard the urgent sound: an32 train.
DiPinto33 to Esposito's minivan and banged on the driver's side window. She just looked at him and she seemed34 .
"Honey, you're on the railroad tracks," DiPinto shouted. "We have to get you35 right now!" He pulled the handle36 , but the door was jammed. A heavy train, 37 at 65 miles per hour, was speeding up toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the door. Please, God, don't let her be trapped, he thought. He pulled her toward him across the seat and rapidly walked her to38 a few feet away Within Six seconds, the train ran into the minivan."It was like a Hollywood movie."
But this story had a 39 . "Last night." South County Ambulance chief told CBS New York, "the40 arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck."
