Heart-pounding bodycam footage shows California cop rescue driver from fireball wreck

Davis Police Corporal Pheng Ly rescued a driver from a car engulfed in flames after a crash on Highway 80 in Northern California. Body-worn camera footage shows Ly breaking a window, reaching into the vehicle and pulling the unresponsive driver to safety, an action the police department said may have saved his life.

The crash happened early on 1 November, east of Richards Boulevard, and was investigated by the California Highway Patrol. The driver was treated for injuries and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. It was the second time Ly had rescued someone from a burning vehicle; in 2020, he pulled a woman from a car that had caught fire after a crash on I-80.