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A 10-year-old boy was lying face down in the dirt. The top bar of a flipped ATV was pressing the back of his neck. Hundreds of pounds of metal were pressing the life out of him. He was turning blue. Now, that 10-year-old boy is at home with a few bruises and scratches. The moments between then and now were captured by dash cam video. Sgt. Rey Rodriguez was patrolling along I-16 when a call came through the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office reporting a traffic accident on private property. When Rodriguez pulled up, he saw an ATV tipped on its side. Video captures the moment he comes around the side and realizes a boy is trapped beneath. “I need help here now,” he called into dispatch as he maneuvered his patrol car closer to the ATV. He grabbed a tow rope, attached it to the ATV, and pulled it free. Rodriguex rushed out of the patrol car to check on the boy. Moments later, an ambulance arrived. The boy was air-lifted to a hospital in Savannah. “I think he either saved his life, or saved him from life-long injuries,” Chief Deputy Jarad Akins said.
Akins said the tow strap isn’t standard equipment for deputies, but says Rodriguez isn’t standard either. He’s an active Army Reservist and has received accommodations before for his heroic actions while on the force. He’s been nominated for Georgia Deputy of the year. And yet, “He’s a really humble guy,” Akins said. Rodriguez said he did what any deputy would do in that situation. “Instead of panicking, he did what he could do,” Akins said. Those moments when law enforcement officers are using whatever tools they have to make quick decisions, are happening every day, Akins said. “There’s nothing routine about this job. I don’t know if there ever was, but certainly not today,” Akins said. “Things like that, they happen all the time, way more often than they show up on the news.”
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Great work
One of my best friends just died from this same situation
Nothing pisses me off more than people who stand around like cows during tragic or potentially life-threatening situations.
Well done deputy now finish the job and lock her ass up
God will do something good for the cop In the future for saving a life.
Quite unusual for police activity videos, the lady didn't scream one bit. Congrats to the officer on quick thinking, although when the ATV went down after the first tug, that could've been dangerous.
Shows you just how much some parent care about there children. Shit she probly rolled the damn thing and pinned him
The two of them could of pushed the thing off him
Hope the boy made it! The women angers me on the other hand wtf!!
Today's youth ah he flipped trapped under a atv I'm good so I'll just walk around and he will magically be free
Smells like propaganda
Well done officer!
Good job officer, but please girl do something for help him. -_-
Wtf she could've at least tried to help…
great job girl for all the effort you idiot
The woman appeared to be doing nothing to help. Her mannerisms were very odd considering the situation.
Damn just lift it it would come right up
Jesus Christ is the Christ
This is a really good cop what all cops should aim to be
Useless cop! Push that little thing over by hand, you look big and strong. if you can't, start delegating, and get that woman to give you a hand!
You didn't need your vehicle to push that over. I have a freaking six wheeler and when I flip that thing over I got up and flipped it right back over. if the thing really is heavy that dipshit pacing back and forth could have helped the officer push it over instead of wasting all that time move the car get out of the car tie it up move the car again then sit there and fight with the damn rope and then get it hooked to your front end of your car and then back up. A waste of damn time this officer should have been trained on how to use your hip to pick things up. I made $100 off a cop in San Francisco, I bet him $100 I could pick his motorcycle up if it was laying on the ground and that was back in the day before they changed over to the BMWs
Good one officer
Great job officer. Awesome quick reaction and act. Very impressive
But I thought all cops are bastards?????
Excellent work sir.
Good job thanks officer
Great job by the cop. But the emergency ambulance people move so slow the guy could die
It’s a good thing the woman was there to watch. When shot goes down you’d better know the odds of real help are very very low.
Man i thought he was going to pull it the first time. Lol anyone else like wow!!! 😳😳😂😂
That lady looked like she was wondering what she was going to make for dinner later
Why is she walking around holding multiple bags and just pacing around…put your shit down, keep your phone available but not in your hand and try to do something worthwhile
Good thing the woman in the background was so eager to lend a hand. Coward
That woman could at least put her bags down and LOOK helpful. Jesus!