Mount Pleasant police officers rescue woman from fiery crash

Mt. PLEASANT, Mich. (WILX) – Newly released bodycam footage shows Mount Pleasant police officers braving the heat and rescuing a woman from a large car fire earlier this week.

On Sunday, October 27 at 9:55 p.m., Mount Pleasant Police Department officers were dispatched to a rollover accident on North Mission Rd. There, police found a car on its side, with flames coming from the rear.

The flames quickly spread and engulfed the car as police smashed the windshield and rescued the driver.

The driver, a 22-year-old Sterling Heights woman, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. There was no one else in the car.

The daring rescue was captured on police body cameras. It can be seen in full above:

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