Heroic CHP Officer Braves Flames To Save Driver

LAMORINDA, CA — A CHP officer is being hailed as a hero after he risked his own life to save a driver from a burning car.

CHP Officer Richman responded to a crash on westbound Highway 24, just east of the Orinda exit. The car had crashed into a tree and was catching on fire when he arrived.

Good Samaritans had already tried to get the driver out, but the door was jammed shut by the force of the impact.

At that point, Richman ducked through the driver side window while the vehicle was engulfed in flames and pulled the driver out through the window.

Both Richman and the driver were treated for smoke inhalation, and the driver suffered other crash injuries.

In a Facebook post about the rescue, the CHP reports, "If it was not for Officer Richman’s quick & selfless action, the driver would have surely perished in the fire. OUTSTANDING job Officer Richman!"

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