By MES Dispatch staff
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- Stockbridge Twp., Mich. — Bodycam shows a Stockbridge police officer and an Ingham County sheriff’s deputy pulling a trapped driver from a burning car after it struck a tree on M-52 near Topping Road. Officer
- Crews arrived within ~1 minute of the 911 call; the car was fully engulfed about three minutes after the rescue. Officer+1
- The driver, a 42-year-old Lansing man, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority. Officer
- Officer Allen and Deputy Tabeling are credited with the save; alcohol/drugs not suspected. Crash remains under investigation. Officer
STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A police officer and a sheriff’s deputy dragged a trapped driver from a crashed sedan just minutes before flames overtook the vehicle Friday night along M-52, according to officials and newly released body-camera video. Officer
The Stockbridge Police Department said Officer Allen reached the wreck near Topping Road around 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, finding the car on fire with a 42-year-old Lansing man pinned inside. Working with Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputy Tabeling, the officers pulled the driver through the passenger-side window and moved him to safety. Within roughly three minutes, the vehicle became fully engulfed, authorities said. Officer+1
Officials said first units arrived within about a minute of the initial call. Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority treated and transported the victim with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators said impairment is not suspected, and no other occupants were in the car. The crash is being investigated by Stockbridge police with sheriff’s office assistance. Officer
Local outlets published portions of the body-camera footage released by the sheriff’s office, showing rescuers forcing access and pulling the driver as fire spreads from the engine compartment. FOX 47 News Lansing – Jackson (WSYM)+1