From kirotv.com
Two strangers and a police officer saved a woman trapped in a burning car, after she was hit by a semi-truck whose driver is now being investigated for driving under the influence of drugs.
Police and witnesses said that the woman was in her car on state Route 522 or Bothell Way, waiting for a turn signal at 170th Place. A semi-truck hit her car from behind, sending her car spinning into the intersection.
“There are some indications that he may have partially driven over the car. We do know the gas tank was ruptured which caused the fire," said Officer Morris Parrish of the Lake Forest Park Police Department.
Parrish said that the subsequent actions of the two citizens likely saved the woman’s life.
James Mehl, who had just run a mile on the Burke-Gilman trail, and Mark Vanderveen, out walking his dog, both rushed toward the burning car.
See photos of the crash scene and the rest of the story.
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