Police Officer, Passerby Pull 2 People From A Burning Car

Louisville, KY - An LMPD officer and a good Samaritan are being nominated for a life-saving award after pulling two people from a burning car.

Officer Jeff Rodgers was called to a crash near the intersection of Bardstown Road and Douglass Boulevard on February 2, where a car had struck a pole and caught fire.

Two people were trapped inside.

Before Rodgers arrived, a man identified as Mr. Boyer was passing by and began pulling the driver out of the car. When Rodgers got to the scene, he grabbed the passenger and pulled them out as well.

Video of the rescue was posted on LMPD's Facebook page on Monday, along with the following account of the incident:

"Early in the morning on February 2, 2017, Officer Jeff Rodgers, LMPD 5th Division, responded to Bardstown Rd/Douglass Blvd on an injury accident involving a car that struck a pole and was on fire with two people still inside. When he arrived, a passerby who had stopped was in the process of pulling the unconscious driver from the vehicle. Officer Rodgers quickly jumped into action and with disregard for his own safety ran up to the burning vehicle and pulled the passenger from the vehicle and away from the wreckage. Shortly after, the entire vehicle was engulfed with flames. If not for the quick thinking and actions by both Officer Rodgers and the Good Samaritan, more than likely neither occupant would have survived the accident. Officer Rodgers and Mr. Boyer will be nominated for a life-saving award. You both make us very proud!"