BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) – A Brown County Sheriff’s deputy is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a man from a burning vehicle overnight.
Deputies were called out around 2 a.m. Wednesday to Bellevue Street and Manderly Way. They arrived to find a vehicle on fire in the ditch, with a man inside.
Deputy Zach Roush was the first to arrive on scene, went up to the vehicle and opened the door. Roush tried getting the driver to come out, but the driver was dazed and refused to cooperate.
Roush then grabbed the man by his belt and yanked him out of the burning vehicle. It all was caught on video from the dashcam of Roush’s squad car.
According to the sheriff’s department, the flames and smoke were so heavy that Roush nearly called off the rescue attempt for his own safety. High winds blew the fire and smoke in unpredictable directions at the time.
The driver was rushed to the hospital for evaluation, then arrested on suspicion of 3rd offense OWI.
