GARYVILLE, La. — Dramatic video shot by someone nearby shows four people pulling a driver from her car that had burst into flames just moments earlier on the road in Garyville Monday morning.
The video, captured by Anita Haley, shows the Good Samaritans yanking another person from a car that is engulfed in flames. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office shared the video on its Facebook page and said that the rescuers would be recognized for their heroism at a later date.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies received a call of a vehicle that was heading toward St. John the Baptist Parish that was moving erratically over the road coming from the direction of St. James Parish.
The suspected vehicle crashed into the woman's vehicle and both caught fire.
The rescuers received burns and sought treatment. The woman pulled from the vehicle was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
The driver whose car slammed into the victim's vehicle was expected to be facing DWI and other charges.