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Texas police officer pulls driver from flaming vehicle during routine traffic stop
Summary by Southlake News Editorial Desk Peyton Yager , as published by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW)
· July 19, 2026
· 1 min read
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A Southlake police officer conducting a routine traffic stop on Highway 114 leaped into action to pull a trapped driver from a burning Nissan just moments before it was engulfed in flames.
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