A Dallas County, Texas Sheriff's deputy risked his life to save a man trapped inside a burning vehicle Friday morning.
Deputy Paul Lee was only a mile away when the fiery crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 30 near Hampton Road, according to KDFW-TV.
Officials said that a speeding Toyota Scion clipped another vehicle before it hit the wall of the highway and rolled four times, landing on its side before it caught fire.
Lee drove up as close as he could, exited out of his patrol car and ran across I-30 to the burning car, when he discovered the driver was trapped inside.
He went back to his cruiser for a fire extinguisher and tried to put the fire out and was able to calm the man down and move him to the rear of the vehicle.
At that point, Dallas firefighters arrived on the scene and were able to help pull the man to safety.
"Myself? I'm second. Whoever is in this car is first to me. That's the way we're trained, you know? You go to danger, take care of it," Lee told the news station.
The driver was transported to Parkland hospital in serious condition.
