HOUSTON – The Harris County Precinct 8 Constable’s Office is praising one of its deputies, whom the department says saved the life of a woman trapped in a burning car after a crash.
The constable’s office says it happened on December 19, at approximately 1:17 a.m.
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Deputy D. Lozano was enroute to assist another Pct. 8 deputy on a traffic stop when he saw a vehicle that had just crashed and overturned onto its passenger’s side in the middle of I-45 under the Scarsdale Boulevard overpass.
The vehicle was on fire and the flames were spreading rapidly.
As Deputy Lozano approached the vehicle, he looked through the windshield and saw a woman yelling for help. All windows were intact, and the vehicle was filling with smoke. Flames were present inside the vehicle, with the dashboard on fire, as well as fire underneath the vehicle and under the hood near the windshield.
The woman yelled for help again and Deputy Lozano told her to get down. He used his baton to break the driver’s side window, which was facing upward because the vehicle was resting on its passenger’s side doors.
Once the window was broken, smoke and flames intensified inside the vehicle. Deputy Lozano then instructed the woman to place her arms around his neck, and he lifted her out through the driver’s side window.
The woman had burns on her body and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
“Deputy Lozano’s actions undoubtedly saved the young woman’s life and we are incredibly proud of his heroic efforts,” the constable’s office said.