CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (TNND) — A deputy saved a woman trapped in a burning vehicle following a crash on Interstate 77 on May 23.
According to the Chester County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Daniel Threatt was the first responder at the scene of the single-vehicle accident, which involved an overturned car that had partially caught fire. Deputy Threatt acted quickly, breaking a window to pull the driver to safety despite the immediate danger.
Additional emergency responders arrived shortly afterward to extinguish the flames and provide medical assistance, authorities said.
The driver, identified as Carletta Bush, was en route to Charlotte to celebrate the completion of her radiation treatments for breast cancer. She described Deputy Threatt as her “guardian angel,” stating that no one else had come to help her during the incident.
Body camera footage captured the rescue. Deputy Threatt recalled, “I was thinking, well, you know, this car could blow up at any moment.”
Threatt later visited Bush in the hospital, expressing gratitude for the outcome. “I've got to give all glory to God,” he said. “This was probably the coolest thing I've done in my career.”
No fatalities or further injuries were reported. The crash is under investigation.