fire firegeezer on 08 Nov 2008 02:06 am
Man Killed, Deputy Injured In Fiery 4-Car Crash
A CHEATHAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE, DEPUTY CHEATED DEATH Thursday night when bystanders pulled the unconscious officer from his burning patrol car.
Ashland Times / Adkins photo
Deputy Don Azbill was sitting in his parked cruiser talking to some patrons of a convenience store when a pickup truck driven by James Ferguson, 43, went out of control on the street behind, went through a yard and crashed into the patrol car. The impact knocked the deputy unconscious and started a fire in his car. after knocking it into the building.
Bystanders rushed to the deputy’s aid and pulled him out of the car before the fire got to him. Ferguson, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was killed in the crash and two other cars that were parked and unoccupied nearby also burned.
WSMV-TV has this video report that includes some footage from a surveillance camera showing the fire starting:
