{"id":257332,"date":"2023-02-02T10:42:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=257332"},"modified":"2023-02-02T11:51:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:51:02","slug":"las-vegas-police-officer-tourist-detail-mans-rescue-from-enflamed-car-on-strip-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-police-officer-tourist-detail-mans-rescue-from-enflamed-car-on-strip-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Police Officer, Tourist Rescue Man from Inflamed Car on Strip: Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bodycam video and photos were released this week of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer who risked his life last Friday. He was rescuing an injured man from an enflamed car<\/a> on the Strip, <\/a>assisted by a tourist, with only seconds to spare.<\/p>\n

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A motorist was pulled from an enflamed car on the Las Vegas Strip, pictured above. A police officer and tourist are being called heroes for the rescue. (Image: LVMPD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tourist and police officer were able to pull the motorist away from the car before a massive fireball.<\/p>\n

Smoke was billowing from the car when officer Derek Stebbins arrived at the scene. A passerby had smashed the passenger side window in an initial effort to reach the trapped driver. It was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

With help from the tourist, Justin Mouser, Stebbins was able to open the passenger door. However, the unconscious motorist was leaning to the driver\u2019s side, so they couldn’t pull him through the passenger\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

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The tourist then was able to open the driver’s side door. The two were able to pull the injured driver from the engulfed car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Both worked with only seconds to spare before the vehicle went up in flames,\u201d the LVMPD said on Twitter. \u201cWe are beyond thankful for the quick actions of our officer and the bystander for saving a life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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