NFL Reporter Dianna Russini Resigned in Scandal, Then Pulled a Man and Dog From a Wrecked Car the Next Day
NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigned from The Athletic amid an investigation into her relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, then turned around and pulled a man and his dog from a crashed car. Yes, really.
Image Credit: E! News / YouTube. If you were writing a movie about Dianna Russini's week, a studio executive would probably reject the script for being too on the nose.
On Tuesday, the veteran NFL reporter walked away from The Athletic while the outlet was mid-investigation into her relationship with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. Less than 24 hours later, she happened to be driving behind a Jeep in Wyckoff, New Jersey, when a teenager's Honda Civic slammed into it, flipping it onto its side with a 73-year-old man and his dog trapped inside. Russini did not drive past.
She stopped, climbed on top of the overturned Jeep, and helped pull both the driver and the dog out of the wreckage. It was the kind of moment that makes everyone reassess whatever narrative they had already built in their head. The car crash was confirmed by a source with direct knowledge of the situation, and local reporting from the Wyckoff Patch filled in the details.
The elderly Jeep driver was transported to a nearby hospital with head and shoulder pain. The dog, thankfully, appeared to be in fine health and was handed off to a friend. The teenage Honda driver walked away without a scratch.
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