Larry Pickett Jr. says his West Point cadet training makes it second nature to help those in need, even in a moment’s notice.

So it’s no wonder Pickett and his father, Larry Sr., were quick to take action when coming upon a serious car accident on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery late Saturday night. A car had veered off the road, struck a utility pole and trapped the male driver inside, with sparks jumping from downed power lines.

“Once we saw the car off to the side of the road, we knew that we had to react because eventually, because of those power lines, that the car was going to catch on fire,’’ the junior Pickett said.

So dad and son raced to the car. The elder Pickett pulled open the car and the pair pulled the injured driver out and carried him across the road. Moments later, the car

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