Video: Police Dash Cam Captures Daring Fiery Rescue After Wrong-Way Driver Causes Wreck

CORPUS CHRISTI (CBSDFW.COM) -- A New Year's Day rescue in Corpus Christi was caught on camera. Police released dash cam video as a number of officers-- and other people joined the effort to lift up a van that had flipped.

A vehicle going the wrong way on the road hit the van.

A 70-year-old man in the van was eventually rescued by as many as eight officers and onlookers.

According to KRIS-TV Corpus Christi Police said that alcohol was likely a factor in the crash that killed the wrong-way driver.

Three other passengers were reportedly in the van and were expected to recover.

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