Couple in burning car pulled out by two good Samaritans, off-duty police officer in Farmingville

A married couple was rescued from a burning car Saturday morning after crashing into a guard rail in Farmingville, Suffolk County police said.

Maribel Ramirez, 45, was driving a 2014 Honda sedan with her husband, Mario Ramirez, 41, when she lost control of the car at about 5:20 a.m. on County Road 83, near South Bicycle Path, police said. She then struck a guardrail and the car flipped over before catching fire, police said.

The couple, who are from Coram, escaped injury thanks to two good Samaritans and an off-duty Sixth Precinct cop who witnessed the aftermath and sprang into action.

Their daughter, Ashley Ramirez, said her parents were treated at Stony Brook University Hospital and are now recuperating at home.

They are extremely grateful for all the aid they received on the scene, she said.

"It's sad to think that sometimes you think there aren't good people out there but there are … We are very thankful for everyone that was there and able to help them out," Ashley Ramirez, 21, said in a brief phone interview.

Off-duty police Officer Kevin Farina, who was headed to start his shift, spotted the overturned car and stepped in to help, police said. Two unidentified good Samaritans also assisted, police said.

The car caught fire as the occupants were being pulled out. The flames were extinguished by firefighters, police said.