Bodycam footage shows Davis police corporal rescuing driver from burning car after crash

Crime · First reported 11 Nov, 19:58 · Updated 20:25

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Bodycam footage released by the Davis Police Department shows Corporal Pheng Ly rescuing a driver from a car on fire after a crash on Highway 80 in Northern California. Police said Ly pulled the driver out, the California Highway Patrol investigated the crash, and the driver was later arrested on suspicion of DUI.

On Nov. 1, Davis Police Corporal Pheng Ly responded in the early hours to a crash on eastbound Highway 80, just east of Richards Boulevard, where flames were coming from the engine.
Police said Ly broke a window, woke the unresponsive driver and pulled him away from the flames, and that the California Highway Patrol investigated the crash.
After treatment for injuries, the driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, and police said this was Ly's second rescue of a person from a burning vehicle, following an October 2020 incident.

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Key facts

Date: Nov. 1, early hours
Location: Eastbound Highway 80, just east of Richards Boulevard, Davis, California
Officer: Davis Police Corporal Pheng Ly
Investigating agency: California Highway Patrol
Driver outcome: Treated for injuries, then arrested on suspicion of DUI
Prior rescue: October 2020 on I-80, per the Davis Enterprise