Officer Rips Off Car Door Handle, Smashes Window to Save Driver From Burning Vehicle

Officer rescues driver from burning car in under 30 seconds

See dash camera and body camera video as a Southlake officer pulls a stunned driver from a burning vehicle before flames consume the car.

Officer rips off car door handle, smashes window to save driver from burning vehicle

A police officer sprang into action after a routine traffic stop turned into a dramatic moment, when he spotted a smoking vehicle and rushed to help.

Cop drags motorist out of smoking car as it bursts into flames on side of the highway

A police officer saved a motorist from a smoking car as it burst into flames on the side of a Texas highway. Footage shared by Southlake Department of Public Safety shows a smoking vehicle catching on fire as Corporal Joshua Swisher ran towards it. Swisher had been conducting a traffic stop when he was alerted to a vehicle with heavy smoke coming from it heading his way. After directing it towards the hard shoulder, Swisher broke the driver’s wi…