Must-See Video: NYPD Officer Rescues Driver From Burning Car In Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Dramatic new video was released Tuesday by the NYPD.
An officer is seen rushing over with a fire extinguisher to a car engulfed by flames in the Bronx.
When the officer gets closer, he sees a driver stuck and pulls him out to safety.
This is how quickly your cops shift gears from crime fighters to life savers — going into harm's way every day to protect human life, to keep strangers safe.
— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) December 7, 2021
Truly a noble calling — they earn every bit of the name NY's #Finest.pic.twitter.com/dUBZJql0Kl
Police say the incident happened in November at Randall and East Tremont avenues in Throggs Neck.
Thanks to the officer's quick actions, police say the driver was not seriously hurt.