FOXBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — A Foxboro police officer is being commended for his quick thinking that saved a man from a burning car.

Patrolman Brendan Fayles was given the Life Saving Award from his department on Tuesday.

On July 25, Fayles responded to South Street for a report of a car that had crashed into a home and caught fire.

"Cars catch fire really quickly," Fayles said. "Once it starts smoking, you have a matter of seconds before it fully engulfs."

Bodycam footage shows Fayles running toward the car, smashing the window and dragging the driver to safety.

"The word 'hero,' that's just what we're expected to be, so we want to perform at that level," Fayles said. "There's no second-guessing, there's no thinking. You get there, you do it, you take care of what you have to do, and that

See Full Page