Dash Cam Video Shows Good Samaritans Rescuing Driver From Burning Car
/ CBS Philadelphia
WESTTOWN TOWNSHIP (CBS) -- Police released dash cam video on Monday of the daring rescue of a driver injured in a Westtown Township car crash.
In the video provided by the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department, the good Samaritans could be seen pulling the victim out from under the burning car.
UPDATE:
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department would like to thank all of the brave individuals who came to the assistance of the driver who was involved in the crash. As noted in the original news release, the individual was trapped underneath his vehicle that was on fire. Faculty members of the Saints Simon and Jude School were able to use numerous fire extinguishers to keep the fire from spreading until the driver could be extricated from beneath the vehicle. Additionally, numerous citizens came to the aid of officers in rolling the vehicle off of the driver. Without their assistance, the incident could have ended in a tragic manner. It is our sincere hope that we will be able to identify those individuals who assisted at the scene and thank them for their compassionate and heroic actions.
Although the police department rarely releases video footage from our vehicle's mobile video recording, we wanted to share the courageous actions of the individuals (both officers and civilians) who responded to the scene that day.
March 14, 2018-PRESS RELEASE
MAJOR CRASH INVESTIGATION IN THE 1500 BLOCK OF WEST CHESTER PIKE, WESTTOWN TOWNSHIP, WILL IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 1:21 PM the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Rt. 3 and Rt. 352 in Westtown Township, Chester County. Witnesses reported that a vehicle crashed into several parked vehicles in the parking lot of Saints Simon and Jude Church and that a vehicle was overturned and on fire.
Police arrived on scene and found one vehicle overturned and on fire. The male driver, who suffered moderate injuries, was trapped under the vehicle, and police were able to push the vehicle over and off of the driver. This individual was treated at the scene by EMS and transported to Paoli Hospital.
Early indicators show that this individual drove a white Honda CR-V at high speed, westbound on West Chester Pike and lost control. The vehicle struck the center median, crossed the eastbound lanes of West Chester Pike and then went airborne into the parking lot of Saints Simon and Jude School which was in session. The white Honda struck several parked and unoccupied vehicles. One parked vehicle was hit so hard by the white Honda that it traveled forward, striking the school building.
No school students or staff were injured as a result of this accident.
The crash scene is being investigated by the Traffic Safety Unit and Criminal Investigation Division.
Additional details will be provided after the scene investigation is complete and vehicles are removed.
TRAFFIC ON WEST CHESTER PIKE IN THIS AREA WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.
It all started last Wednesday afternoon when a driver smashed into several parked cars in the Saints Simon and Jude Schools parking lot.
The individual had been trapped underneath his vehicle that was on fire. School faculty members were able to use numerous fire extinguishers to keep the fire from spreading until the driver could be extricated from beneath the vehicle.
Officials say they hope to identify who helped at the scene in order to recognize them for their heroic efforts.
