CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (TNND) — A South Carolina deputy rescued a woman from a burning vehicle following a crash on Interstate 77 on May 23.
Deputy Daniel Threatt of the Chester County Sheriff's Office responded to a single-vehicle accident where a car had overturned and caught fire. He was the first on scene and quickly acted to pull the driver from the vehicle.
“He didn't hesitate — he immediately jumped into action, risking his own safety,” the sheriff's office reported.
Additional first responders arrived shortly afterward to extinguish the flames and provide medical assistance. The driver, an out-of-state resident, was traveling to Charlotte to complete her radiation treatments for breast cancer.
Body camera footage revealed the rescue, with Threatt smashing a window to free the woman, later identified as Carletta Bush, after she became trapped in her seatbelt.
Deputy Threatt visited Bush in the hospital, reflecting, “I've got to give all glory to God… this was probably the coolest thing I've done in my career.”