Pride: Cool-headed hero
A SPLIT-second decision to protect strangers almost cost a city man his life when he came within inches of death.
As he recovers from having his stomach slashed open by a knife, 22-year-old Nick Petruzziello said stepping into a scene of mayhem and chaos in the city centre had made him determined to become a police officer.
When fear broke out in Long Causeway after a car mowed down two people, Nick became the hero of the moment as he kept a cool head, and pushed his girlfriend Jennie Westall out of the way.
He tried to keep the crowd calm, then felt a piercing pain in his stomach as he was stabbed.
Paramedics rushed Nick to Peterborough District Hospital, where he underwent major surgery.
Recovery will take a little time but he is being supported by his parents Linda (42), Dario (45), brother Michael (20) and a network of friends and family.
He said: "I was really lucky. I think the gym saved me. If I wasn't fit, I wouldn't have got out of hospital so quickly."
The full article contains 185 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
21 January 2008 9:55 AM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
