The Brief

A Mesquite police officer rescued 21-year-old Jacqueline Tenorio from her burning vehicle after she crashed into a concrete barrier on I-30.

Officer Tyler Ingram found the driver "out of it" and pulled her to safety just seconds before the flames consumed the front of the car.

The rescued driver, Jacqueline Tenorio, was transported to a hospital for injuries and was later charged with her first DWI offense.

MESQUITE, Texas - A Mesquite police officer rescued a driver from her burning vehicle just in time.

The driver is now charged with DWI, but this fiery crash could have killed her had it not been for an officer who was nearby.

Mesquite Officer's Life-Saving Rescue

Local perspective:

We’ll never know what would have happened had Mesquite police officer Tyler Ingram not

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