Georgia police have released dramatic body camera footage of a woman being rescued from a burning car. Due to the quick actions of the sergeant, a life was potentially saved.
On July 1, Sergeant Ashleigh Taylor of the Candler County Sheriff’s Department was called to respond to a vehicle crash on Highway 46. Sgt. Taylor arrived at the scene to find that the vehicle had driven off the road, into the woods and was on fire.
Sergeant Ashleigh Taylor responds to a motor crash on Highway 46. (Courtesy of Candler County Sheriff’s Office)
(Courtesy of Candler County Sheriff’s Office)
(Courtesy of Candler County Sheriff’s Office)
After approaching the vehicle and shouting to get the attention of the driver, Sgt. Taylor smashed a front window with his baton and managed to haul the driver from her seat as flames grew along the underside of the car. In the meantime, a number of passing motorists, seeing the commotion, stopped by the side of the road to assist….