ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Body cam footage shows St. Johns County deputies pulling a driver away from a fiery crash on I-95 south between International Golf Parkway and State Road 16 on Sunday.
Click the play button above to see the daring rescue.
The driver was ejected and found lying close to the burning vehicle, unable to move. Without hesitation, deputies climbed through the brush and pulled him to safety.
A driver was ejected in a fiery crash on I-95 in St. Johns County (Provided by St. Johns County Fire Rescue)
St. Johns County Fire Rescue arrived and took the person to a trauma center. They were last listed in serious but stable condition.
Because of reports that there might have been another person in the vehicle, fire crews used a drone to search the surrounding area, but no one else was found.
Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.
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