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

The department's bodycam release spotlights an ongoing review of whether the infant was properly restrained.

Overview

  • The Oct. 23 crash on I-30 near Eastchase Parkway in East Fort Worth ejected a woman and her 1-year-old, leaving the child pinned beneath an overturned SUV.
  • Sgt. R. Nichols and Officer E. Bounds coordinated with bystanders to lift the vehicle, pulled the infant free, and performed CPR until she began breathing.
  • Police say the child is stable and expected to fully recover, and local reporting notes the mother remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
  • Fort Worth police posted the graphic bodycam video to social media, capturing commands to move the car and the moment the child revived.
  • Chief Eddie Garcia publicly praised the responders, while investigators continue to determine restraint use and the cause of the rollover.