Justice · Burning Jeep rescueHolbrook fiery crash: Officers free trapped driver from burning Jeep within a minuteAired October 26, 2026 at 4:46 AM UTCWritten October 26, 2026 at 4:52 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Three officers pulled a driver from a burning jeep with his foot on fire.0:10The thirty-seven-year old man is expected to recover.0:13One officer suffered minor burns during the rescue.0:15Police plan to pursue four offenses, but will a court issue a criminal complaint?0:19The jeep struck a utility pole on Pine Street in Holbrook, Massachusetts, early0:23Sunday, October twenty five.0:25Police put the time at about three twenty in the morning.0:27The collision snapped the pole in half.0:30Lo, hanging wires stretched across the front of the jeep, and the vehicle caught0:33fire.0:34Inside, the damaged dashboard pinned the driver's right foot.0:37He couldn't get out, and his foot and sneaker were burning.0:40Sergeant Martin Fardy and officers Jonathan O'Brien and Matthew Richards reached the0:44trapped man.0:45They faced a driver whose foot was caught beneath the dashboard while the jeep0:48burned around him.0:49The driver told the officers, I can't.0:51You are going to rip my foot off.0:53It's stuck.0:54It's getting hot.0:55The officers pulled his foot free, then carried him to safety nearby.0:59Police say the three officers freed him within one minute of arriving.1:02That interval begins when the officers reach the scene.1:05It doesn't tell us how long the driver had been trapped before they got there.1:08Officer Jonathan O'Brien suffered minor burns to his fingers during the rescue.1:12Firefighters extinguished the vehicle fire, and the driver received treatment at the1:16scene before being taken to the hospital.1:18The driver, a Holebrook resident, was taken to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.1:22He's expected to recover.1:24His later condition hasn't been announced, so that expectation is the latest medical1:28information about him.1:29Police Chief David Del Papa said the officers did an incredible job under dangerous1:34conditions.1:34He said the outcome would have been much different without their immediate action,1:38and judged that their quick response likely saved the driver's life.1:41Police say they intend to seek a summons for four offenses.1:44The allegations include second offense operating under the influence of liquor.1:48They also include negligent operation of a motor vehicle, a marked lanes violation,1:52and speeding.1:52The court hasn't yet issued a criminal complaint, so the proposed offenses are still1:56awaiting that step.1:57Police have withheld the driver's name because the complaint hasn't been issued.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
