Police have identified 27-year-old Jay Withey as the man credited with saving the lives of two dozen people during the deadly Buffalo storm. Now, 'Merry Christmas Jay' is speaking out.
December 30, 2022, 9:17 AMIn this aerial photo, a car is still buried in the blizzards snow in Buffalo, New York, Dec. 28, 2022.Merry Christmas JayPolice in the town of Cheektowaga, just outside of Buffalo, credit 27-year-old Jay Withey with saving the lives of two dozen people duringby rescuing strangers from cars trapped in the snow and bringing them into a school for shelter.
It all began when Withey went to pick up a friend who was stranded. But with only a quarter of a tank of gas left, his car quickly became stuck in the whiteout conditions. "I can see there's a couple other vehicles stuck in the vicinity of the school. So I go to them and tell them I've broken into the school and that there’s heat in there," Withey said.MORE: How a stranger helped 3 Buffalo nurses get to work during the historic storm
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