Overview
- A Jeep left the roadway, struck a utility pole and a tree, crashed into a retaining wall and caught fire with low‑hanging wires across its front.
- Three Holbrook officers arrived and freed the driver whose right foot was pinned beneath the dashboard and on fire, doing so in about a minute while one officer suffered minor finger burns.
- Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the driver was taken to South Shore Hospital with injuries not believed to be life‑threatening.
- Police said investigators will summon the 37‑year‑old driver on charges that include second‑offense operating under the influence, negligent operation, a marked‑lanes violation and speeding.
- Chief David Del Papa praised the officers’ quick action as life‑saving and police noted that Officer Jonathan O’Brien previously pulled a driver from a burning vehicle within the past year, underscoring recurring rescue risks for first responders.