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Law Enforcement Officers Rescue Man From Burning Truck
The driver was hospitalized with leg burns after the vehicle exploded, officials said.
- On Thursday, Sept. 15, Kansas City Police Department Detective Jason Findley and Clay County Deputy Chase Blatt rescued a driver from a burning Ford F-150 on Interstate 35 near the Interstate 435 interchange in Claycomo.
- Detective Findley spotted the burning vehicle while driving south on the Interstate after his shift; he exited his patrol SUV to assist and was joined by Deputy Blatt, who had also stopped to help.
- Video shows the officers pulling the disoriented driver from the burning truck just before it exploded, preventing a potentially fatal outcome.
- Emergency responders transported the driver to a nearby hospital for treatment of burns to his legs; The Clay County Sheriff said, "Without the intervention of Detective Findley and Deputy Blatt, it could have been much worse."
- The Clay County Sheriff released footage of the rescue on Wednesday, with Sam Hartle at the Scripps News Group reporting the incident in Kansas City, Missouri.
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