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I m just a regular guy doing my job says Floyd officer as he recounts rescuing teen from burning car
The Floyd County Police officer pulled the teen out alive with the help of a Good Samaritan after police say a wrong-way driver caused a fiery head-on collision. Author: Tracey Amick Peer Updated: 8:15 PM EST March 9, 2021
FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. A high school senior is in the hospital after police say a wrong-way driver hit the pick up truck she was riding in. The accident caused the truck to burst into flames, trapping the teen.
But she was freed with the help of a Floyd County Police officer and another Good Samaritan.
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Authorities said the suspect vehicle, driven by Raul Villalobos, was driving fast and nearly struck several other vehicles. They said Villalobos was also injured and had to be extracted from the car he was driving, and is in a hospital. He is facing charges of DUI, serious injury by vehicle, reckless driving, driving while unlicensed and no insurance.
Some of the drivers who had to swerve to avoid colliding with the wrong-way driver, who called 911 to report him, also witnessed the collision, and they and other drivers stopped to try to help.
“Please hurry! Someone’s trapped and the truck’s on fire!” said one 911 caller.
Georgia teen rescued from fiery crash
Teen rescued from fiery crash
A police officer, a firefighter and a bystander team up to save a Floyd County teen from a fiery crash over the weekend.
FLOYD COUNTY, Ga - A police officer, a firefighter, and a bystander all come together to save a teen after a fiery car crash.
Floyd County police said four people were in a pickup, driving down Highway 53 on Saturday night when they were hit by a wrong-way driver. Three of them managed to get out, but a teenage girl was trapped in the truck. The truck was fully engulfed in flames, said Floyd County Police PFC Blake Puckett.
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