{"id":1427984,"date":"2022-04-10T21:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T01:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427984"},"modified":"2022-04-10T21:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T01:14:44","slug":"photo-police-citizen-save-couple-from-fiery-crash-near-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photo-police-citizen-save-couple-from-fiery-crash-near-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO: Police, Citizen Save Couple from Fiery Crash Near Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphoto-police-citizen-save-couple-from-fiery-crash-near-supreme-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Two people were saved from an extremely dangerous situation thanks to police and a citizen who were outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Capitol Police <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2022\/04\/police-and-good-samaritan-rescue-couple-from-flaming-car-wreck-near-supreme-court\/\">said<\/a> at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, a Volkswagen Jetta drove through traffic cones and\u00a0slammed into vehicle barriers near the Supreme Court building,\u00a0WTOP News reported. The vehicle subsequently burst into flames.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDrivers in the area pulled over and exited their vehicles to help.\u00a0A citizen and a Supreme Court Police Officer pulled the female driver and the male passenger away from the burning Volkswagen Jetta,\u201d Capitol Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscp.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/good-samaritans-pull-suspected-drunk-driver-passenger-away-burning\">recounted<\/a>\u00a0in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>When emergency crews arrived, they put out the blaze and took the driver and passenger to the hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post on Saturday afternoon, Capitol Police <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitolPolice\/status\/1512918523865145344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512918523865145344%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fwoman-pulled-burning-car-capitol-hill-dui\">shared<\/a> photos of the scene that showed the burned-out car and where it rammed into the barrier:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good Samaritans Pull Suspected Impaired Driver &#038; Passenger Away From Burning Vehicle: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L8Z8gaecOg\">https:\/\/t.co\/L8Z8gaecOg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7MJ5a6UlDY\">pic.twitter.com\/7MJ5a6UlDY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitolPolice\/status\/1512918523865145344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Authorities said the driver, Zoe Williams, 22, may face charges such as driving under the influence and operating a vehicle with improper tags.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitol Police said the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscp.gov\/the-department\/our-mission\">mission<\/a>\u00a0was to protect the Congress\u2019 members, staff members, visitors, and facilities \u201cso it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cars may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acko.com\/car-guide\/car-fire-safety\/\">catch<\/a> on fire during an accident, and one occurring after a wreck was considered the most dangerous because those inside the vehicle could be hurt, according to Acko.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting out of the car is critical if a vehicle catches fire after an accident,\u201d the website read, adding people should exit the car, help others get to safety, then contact emergency crews for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fire department will be able to control the fire quickly, and the traffic police will alert the oncoming traffic about the hazard ahead,\u201d the site continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people were saved from an extremely dangerous situation thanks to police and a citizen who were outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. 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