Heroes on the Frontline: Cherry Hill firefighter Jake Borelli risks his life to save trapped driver following wrong-way crash [Video]

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey (WPVI) — A gaping hole was seen in the building at Lakeview Dental Care in Cherry Hill, New Jersey following a crash that trapped a wrong way driver in his truck inside the building.

At the time, Cherry Hill firefighter Jake Borelli had only been on the job for about three months.

“We started trying to extricate the guy in the driver’s seat,” he said.

But this wasn’t your typical car accident.

“No,” he said. “The dash of the truck was crushing his legs and the building’s weight was on top, so it was giving a bit of difficulty at first.”

Last September, Cherry Hill Fire Ladder 24-B Platoon was on their way to training when they witnessed the box truck plow into the building.

The first responders worked to evacuate the dental office and continued trying to extricate the driver, when black smoke began billowing from the engine and from inside the building.

Within the seconds, the truck’s …