An East Point officer pulled a man from a burning car after it crashed, according to a spokeswoman.
A passerby called 911 shortly after 1 a.m. Dec. 5 to say a car was on fire and a man was trapped inside. Sgt. Henry Smith was patrolling the area and went to 3651 Washington Road near Arlington Road.
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Smith found an unconscious man behind the wheel of a red Chevrolet Aveo, and saw the hood was completely engulfed in flames. The officer couldn’t open the driver’s door, so he pulled the man out through the rolled down driver side window.
The 34-year-old driver, who had veered off the road and hit a tree before the car caught fire, went to the hospital for injured legs. He was cited for failure to maintain a lane.
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