Michigan police officers save man trapped inside burning vehicle
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Stockbridge Township, MI - A Michigan police officer saved a man’s life Friday night after pulling him from a burning vehicle.
Stockbridge Police Officer Allen responded around 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, to a car that had crashed into a tree on M-52 near Topping Road in Stockbridge Township.
When Allen got there, the car was on fire, and the driver, a 42-year-old Lansing man, was trapped inside.
Allen, along with Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputy Tabeling, pulled the driver from the burning vehicle, saving his life.
Three minutes after the driver was pulled to safety, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.
The driver was pulled out of the passenger side window. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.
Alcohol or drugs are not suspected to be factors in the crash, according to the Stockbridge department.