Posted: 14:50, November 16, 2022 | Updated: 15:38, 16 November 2022
In dramatic body camera footage, police officers desperately pulled a trapped woman out from under a burning car in Kansas. Leawood police responded to a call around 2 a.m. Monday about an unidentified woman, 51, who was trapped when her car caught fire after failing to stop at the Tomahawk Creek Parkway intersection and then hitting another vehicle. The impact sent her car into a tree, causing it to catch fire. Dash cam footage showed the dark vehicle flip onto its passenger side as bright orange flames shot up and almost reached the trees. Three police officers and a firefighter rushed to the scene before one officer shouted: “Over here.” A pair of legs wearing blue jeans peaked out from under the car. Leawood is located about ten miles south of Kansas City, Missouri. Police in Leawood responded to a call around 2 p.m. Monday about an unidentified woman, 51, who was trapped when her car caught fire Three police officers and a firefighter rushed to the scene before one officer shouted: “Over here.” A pair of legs wearing blue jeans (pictured) peeked out from under the car. The men tried desperately to lift the car off the woman as they growled together and one pulled her legs The woman can be heard making nervous noises as an officer calmly told her: “We got you.” The men tried desperately to lift the car off the woman as they growled together and one pulled her legs. ‘We got you, we got you, we got you, there you go!’ a police officer, whose camera captured the moment, shouted. Slowly her black jacket became visible and a few tugs later, the officers managed to get her completely out from under the burning car. The woman was rushed to the hospital and is expected to live. Leawood police told DailyMail.com that the woman is currently in a “local medical center burn unit” and that “her injuries would lead to a long recovery.” Officers used fire extinguishers to keep the raging flames at bay until firefighters arrived. The crash is still under investigation. Leawood is located about ten miles south of Kansas City, Missouri The vehicle caught fire when the driver failed to stop at the Tomahawk Creek Parkway intersection and she struck another car and then struck a tree The woman was rushed to the hospital and is expected to live. Leawood police told DailyMail.com that the woman is currently in a “local medical center burn unit” and that “her injuries would lead to a long recovery.”
