COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Body camera video captured the heroic moment when a Cobb County police officer and a group of strangers saved a driver who had been in a fiery car crash.
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Officer Hawkins was on his way home when he spotted the vehicle along I-75 and I-285 fully engulfed in flames.
By then, the good Samaritans were already there, helping.
He immediately ran to find the victim, who had crawled out of her car and got stuck in a fenced area.
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They broke through the fence and helped the officer carry the victim to a safer location.
Emergency crews treated the driver, who had burns on 50% of her body.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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The department thanks those who recognized a need for help and pulled over to help another person in need.
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