VIDEO: S.C. DNR officer hailed a hero for saving driver from burning car
By Patrick Phillips | December 15, 2020 at 5:51 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 9:17 PM
AWENDAW, S.C. (WCSC) - A South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officer was praised Tuesday for rescuing a driver who had been involved in a crash Monday.
LCpl. Griffin Allison was the first responder to arrive on the scene of the crash involving a pickup truck and dump truck on Highway 17 near the U.S. Post Office in Awendaw, according to SCDNR spokesman David Lucas.
The driver of the pickup truck was trapped in vehicle when it started to catch on fire, Lucas said.