Officer Rescues Woman From Burning Car in Aftermath of Interstate Crash in Phoenix

Officer Dakota Berry arrives at the scene of woman trapped inside a car fire on the interstate in Phoenix, Ariz., on May 24, 2025, in a still from video. Goodyear Police Department via AP

PHOENIX—A woman trapped inside a burning car on an interstate in west Phoenix was pulled to safety by an officer who happened to be driving by and busted through the glass on her window.

The rescue early morning of May 24 unfolded as Officer Dakota Berry returned to his duties in nearby Goodyear after booking a suspect at a county jail. When he spotted the two-vehicle crash on Interstate 10, Berry could hear honking from the car that was in flames and realized someone was inside.