Overview

• Patrolman Brendan Fayles pulled an unresponsive driver from a car that had crashed into a South Street home and begun to burn on July 25.
• Body-camera video shows Fayles breaking a window and dragging the injured driver to safety moments before the vehicle became fully engulfed.
• Foxborough Fire later extinguished the blaze, and the driver was transported to a hospital as the investigation proceeded.
• The police department released the video this week, praised Fayles publicly, and presented him with a Life Saving Award.
• Homeowners said the car missed their gas line by about 18 inches, underscoring the risk to the house and family.