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Bodycam Shows Fort Worth Officers and Bystanders Lift SUV to Save Baby After Rollover Crash

Police praise the lifesaving response, with the crash investigation continuing without a stated cause.

Overview

  • Video released Friday shows officers and Good Samaritans lifting an overturned SUV on I-30 near Eastchase Parkway to reach a 1-year-old pinned underneath.
  • Fort Worth police said the child and her mother were ejected in a rollover crash on Thursday morning.
  • Sgt. R. Nichols and Officer E. Bounds freed the infant and performed CPR and airway clearing until she regained a pulse and began making noises.
  • MedStar paramedics arrived at about 9:40 a.m. to take over care, and both the child and her mother are now stable and expected to make a full recovery.
  • Officials released body-worn camera footage and public praise for the responders, while providing no details on injuries beyond status, crash cause, or potential penalties.