The Brief

LOS ANGELES - Video of California Highway Patrol officers from the South Los Angeles division rushing to save a man from a burning car is going viral on social media.

What we know:

The incident happened back in July but was just posted to the agency's Instagram page. In the footage, you see CHP Officer Sal Leon-Brito running towards a car engulfed in flames.

"I didn't really think about what could happen to me, I just cared to see if there was anybody still in the car," Leon-Brito said.

He said he was on routine patrol when he noticed the car crashed into a tree. By the time he arrived, it was on fire.

"I took out my baton and broke the passenger side window, I didn't see no passengers. Broke the rear window, didn't see no passengers in the rear. It wasn't until I broke t

See Full Page