Franklin Township Officer Thomas Rambone turns life threatening crash into life saving moment | Heroes on the Frontlines [Video]

FRANKLIN TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — When life was on the line, a Franklin Township police officer on his way to work put the brakes on tragedy with a timely tourniquet.

A trip home from the shore took a gruesome turn for James McPhereson.

“I guess he didn’t see me, he turned and hesitated and went anyway,” he recalled. “I landed in the middle of the grass, and that’s when I started freaking out, seeing a bone sticking out of my leg,” he said.

He knew he needed a tourniquet.

About to clock in for his shift, Franklin Township Police Officer Thomas Rambone turned on his radio, heard the calls for help and went straight to the scene.

“I could see that he was bleeding profusely from his left leg,” said Officer Rambone. “I went back to my vehicle and grabbed a tourniquet.”

“I remember Rambone came up and said, ‘This is going to be tight, but I’m going to save your …