John Devine, a resident of Amityville, was honored by the Nassau County Police Department March 14 for his role in saving the life of an elderly man who was involved in a car accident. Devine came upon the accident scene when he was jogging and performed cardiac pulmonary resuciation on the victim. "Because of his efforts, the victim, survived," said the Police Department officials.

Devine has lived in Amityville seven years and is a professional athletic trainer working in sports medicine. Shown in photo, left to right are Nassau County Police Commissioner William J. Willett, Devine and his wife Judy, and their son Brett who is holding the citation.