Ohio officers drag injured driver from burning vehicle after rollover
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Ohio police officers broke the sunroof of a burning vehicle and dragged the critically injured driver to safety during a tense late-night rescue following a rollover crash, authorities said.
The Trumbull County 911 Center received a call around 11:11 p.m. on Dec. 27 reporting an unknown fire near state Route 5 and Bradley Brownlee Road in Bazetta and Mecca counties.
Cortland Police Department officers John Mosora and Chuck Lohry were the first to arrive, and their quick rescue was captured on body-worn camera as the vehicle crashed through a fence, flipped onto its side and caught fire.
Two Cortland, Ohio police officers heroically rescued a driver from a burning car on December 27, 2025. (Cortland Police Department/Facebook)
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Police said Mosora realized the driver was trapped in the debris and broke through the vehicle’s sunroof to reach him as flames spread. The driver repeatedly told officers his leg was broken and he could not move.
In the rescue video, the driver can be heard saying, “My leg is broken. I can’t move. I can’t move. Give me a second.”
“We don’t have a second,” an officer can be heard responding in the video. “Your car is on fire.”
Body camera video captured the dramatic moment when two Cortland, Ohio police officers, John Mosora and Chuck Lohry, rescued a driver from his burning, overturned car following a rollover crash on Dec. 27, 2025. (Cortland Police Department/Facebook)
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While the vehicle was filling with smoke, police teams called for help to the driver to save himself.
In the body-worn camera video, an officer can be heard shouting, “Let’s go. Let’s go. We won’t wait.” “You have to help me help you.”
Police said Lohry used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames, while Mosora dragged the driver from the vehicle moments before the fire intensified.
Mosora realized the driver was trapped inside the vehicle. After trying other access points, he broke the vehicle’s sunroof to gain entry. (Cortland Police Department/Facebook)
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During the rescue, Mosora suffered minor injuries. Police said multiple firefighters later arrived to extinguish the fire and treat the driver, who was taken to the hospital.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is handling the crash investigation.
Authorities did not immediately comment on the driver’s condition or the cause of the crash. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Cortland Police Department for additional information.
