Seconds before it’s engulfed in flames, state trooper rescues man from pickup truck
By WTKR Web Staff
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EMPORIA, Virginia (WTKR) — A Virginia State trooper pulled a man from his burning pickup truck in Emporia on Wednesday, police say.
The trooper, identified only as S. Baker, was responding to a disabled vehicle on Low Ground Road.
In video provided by VSP, the trooper is seen pulling the man from the wrecked car seconds before it’s engulfed in flames.
Police say the grass beneath the truck caught fire as Baker was speaking to the driver.
The driver was evaluated by EMS and was taken home afterward.
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