Florida Deputies Rescue Couple from Burning Car

VERO BEACH, Fla. --

WPBF News 25's Angela Rozier on Tuesday spoke to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office deputies who helped rescue two people from a burning car.

Deputy Brian Reimsnyder might not feel like a hero, but he and three other deputies are being called that for their actions -- the entire incident captured on dashboard camera.

"Your worse fear is not to be able to get to the person and then actually have them burn right there in front of your eyes," Reimsnyder said. "That's a scary thought."

Reimsnyder said the driver and passenger "were kind of out of it" when he tried to help.

"They were conscious, but they obviously both were in pain and both appeared to be injured pretty bad," Reimsnyder said.

When Deputy John Lane arrived at the scene last Tuesday, the other deputies were pulling the passenger out of the burning car. Lane then tried to help the driver.

"I climbed in from the passenger side and tried to remove her, but was unsuccessful due to her being so pinned into the car," Lane said.

The car caught fire after hitting a tree early in the morning in the 700 block of Old Dixie Highway.

Deputies had to use four fire extinguishers to fight the blaze as they waited for fire-rescue crews to arrive and use the Jaws of Life to get the driver out.

Sheriff Deryl Loar said he believes if his deputies hadn't come to the rescue, the results would have been different.

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