A trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and a St. Louis County police officer are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a man from a burning car wreck in south county.
According to state police, the accident happened Saturday morning around 1:45 a.m. on the Interstate 255 ramp leading to northbound I-55. The car slid off the road and flipped onto its side.
Trooper Brock Teague and St. Louis County police Officer Angela Issacs, who brought her fire extinguisher ran to the vehicle in flames because they heard a voice yelling from inside.
Teague cleared the broken glass around the window, reached through the smoke, grabbed the driver’s hand, and pulled him to safety.
“And once they exited they vehicle he was able to pick him up and drag him away from the fire,” said Corporal Dallas Thompson, Missouri State Highway Patrol.