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An off-duty Lynnfield deputy chief pulled a truck driver from an overturned tanker

Kevin Mutti kicked out the windshield of an overturned tanker on Route 1 in Danvers and pulled the driver free, with help from a police officer and a civilian.

Verified · Source: Lynnfield Weekly NewsNov 3, 2026 · 1 min read
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Firefighters in silver protective suits working at the roof of a training car
Illustrative photo of a vehicle-rescue drill. This is not the Danvers tanker, and these firefighters are not Kevin Mutti. Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock / U.S. Marine Corps / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Off-duty Lynnfield deputy fire chief Kevin Mutti stopped at an overturned tanker on Route 1 in Danvers, the Lynnfield Weekly News reported. He kicked out the windshield and pulled the driver free. A police officer and a civilian helped.

The rescue was one stop on the way, not a department call he was already assigned to. The report is about getting that driver out of the cab.

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