It ‘felt like a movie’ – but there were real lives at stake.
Officer Tyler Ingram of Mesquite Police and his partner were on patrol back on September 30th, when they were faced with a life-or-death situation on the I-30 highway ahead.
And the Ingram reaction has led to many calling him a hero.
A dramatic video has been released showing the Texas cop pulling a suspected drunk driver from her burning car.
After it was over, the officer said the wild scene ‘felt like a movie’.
The New York Post reported:
“The female driver can be heard screaming and crying in pain from the front seat as Officer Tyler Ingram of the Mesquite Police Department sprints toward the car as its increasingly engulfed in flames on the side of the highway, bodycam footage of the rescue shows.
Ingram, knowing he has only seconds to save her, frantically tries to open the door but can’t initially as smoke fills the car as the flames grow higher. He asks her if her leg is stuck, to which she groans back that she’s ‘just in pain’.”
A video posted to Facebook shows dashcam video of a Mesquite officer on patrol just after midnight on September 30, when he sees sparks fly and a car catch fire on the other side of the highway. https://t.co/aZ0L0yLvNh pic.twitter.com/u4iZS4fXK0
— CBS News Texas (@CBSNewsTexas) October 16, 2025
Mesquite Police Officer Tyler Ingram is being hailed as a hero for rescuing 21-year-old Jacqueline Tenorio from her burning vehicle following a fiery crash on I-30, for which she was subsequently charged with DWI. https://t.co/JDjS7MEPda
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) October 16, 2025
Ingram was finally able to open the door and pull her out by her arms, with the woman’s face apparently bleeding.
The officers drag her to a safe distance as the car is consumed by flames.
“As I got closer, I could hear a female screaming inside,” he said. ‘When I was at the driver’s door, the flames were starting to crawl from the front to the passenger compartment. I tried to pull her up. It took me a minute to find the door handle. It was bent so I just bent it open a little bit more and was able to pull her out’.”
The woman, who injured her leg in the accident, has been charged with driving under the influence.
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