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Video: Cop pulls woman from burning car in Calif.

Officer Rodriguez was transported to the hospital after suffering smoke inhalation and minor burns

CBSLA.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — An El Segundo police officer rescued a trapped woman from her burning vehicle Sunday.

In video from the patrol car’s dashboard camera, Officer Armando Rodriguez is seen running to the burning vehicle to pull the 22-year-old female driver from her car.

The four-door sedan collided with a utility pole around 6:10p.m. on Aviation Blvd. just north of El Segundo Blvd. Officer Rodriguez is heard calling for paramedics and checking to see if other passengers are in the backseat shortly before the car is engulfed in flames.

Full story: Caught On Video: El Segundo Police Officer Rescues Woman From Burning Car