Crime & Safety
Watch Police Rescue A Driver, 7-Year-Old From Crash
Officers rescued a driver and a 7-year-old passenger from a crash at a Tampa intersection last month, police said.
TAMPA, FL — A driver and a 7-year-old were rescued from a two-vehicle crash last month in Tampa, police wrote in a Facebook post. (Watch a video of the rescue below.)
The crash happened near the 1200 block of East Fowler Avenue.
When officers got to the scene, they “quickly rescued” the man and child from an SUV.
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Both were wearing their seatbelts and suffered minor injuries in the crash.
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“Real-life heroes don’t wear capes, they buckle up,” police said.
Watch a video of the rescue below:
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