An NYPD officer, Brett Armstrong, found himself in a peculiar situation when his middle finger got stuck in the trunk of his police vehicle in Lower Manhattan on a Sunday afternoon. Armstrong and his partner were placing a pedicab driver’s belongings into the trunk following the driver’s arrest due to the absence of seatbelts in his cab. During the process, the trunk lid closed on Armstrong’s right hand, trapping his finger. After calling for help, a civilian approached, accessed Armstrong’s keys, and after initially opening the hood by mistake, successfully opened the trunk with assistance from three other individuals, as directed by Armstrong to the release mechanism “on the wheel.” The ordeal, which lasted about three minutes, was captured on video and thankfully, Armstrong did not sustain serious injuries.
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