Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins is recognizing the quick action of one of his deputies Tuesday.
Body cam footage from Deputy Thomas Lane shows the deputy responding to a car on fire at the intersection of Shrewsbury Lane and Schoolhouse Road near Leitchfield shortly before midnight May 21.
The video shows Lane arrive on the scene to find the vehicle nearly fully engulfed in flames. After witnesses on scene told him the driver was still in the vehicle, Lane ran to the vehicle to assist.
The sheriff’s office says the driver appeared dazed in the vehicle, and witnesses on the scene said he initially was refusing to exit the vehicle. Lane pulled the man out of the car and got him away from the burning vehicle.
The sheriff’s office says: “Other than a few scrapes and scratches, no other injuries were reported.” The incident is under investigation.
