Man says crash saved him from choking on onion ring

A South Jersey man said having a car accident may have saved his life.

Bryan Rocco has a hunger for fast food but never thought a Burger King onion ring would almost kill him. "I was eating my lunch on the road," Rocco said, adding that he soon found himself "gasping for air."



"I was coughing. I tried to wash it down with soda. That didn't work," Rocco said. "I blacked out - must have passed out from choking on an onion ring."

The SUV he was driving jumped the kerb and slammed into a tree. But when he came to, the onion ring was gone.

"I guess when the airbag came out, it must've dislodged it," Rocco said. "It's just amazing … For once, you can say it was a good accident."