Crime & Safety
Passerby Frees Woman From Burning Freeway Crash: MSP
A 51-year-old armed with a crowbar freed a driver from a burning car this weekend, police said.
CLARE, MI — An act of heroism has saved a life in Michigan.
A passerby saved a woman from a burning car in Michigan Saturday after wintry conditions made it difficult for emergency vehicles to reach the crash scene, reports said.
Michigan State Police said they were called to a one car crash on US-127 near Clare/Roscommon on Saturday morning, but troopers were slowed by slick road conditions.
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Police received calls that the driver of the crash was trapped and the vehicle had caught on fire, WDIV reported.
MSP said a 51-year-old driver armed with a crowbar stopped and broke one of the car's windows, freeing the woman before the flames reached her. She was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, the report said.
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