Maryland officers save 9-month-old, 3-year-old, 2 adults from vehicle that crashed into pond

Maryland police shared video of officers leaping into motion to rescue a 9-month-old, a toddler and two adults trapped inside a half-submerged automobile that crashed right into a pond final week.

An officer was patrolling the realm of Severn-Danza Park in Severn, Maryland, round 9:15 p.m. when he heard a automobile crash close by, the Anne Arundel County Police Division stated.

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The officer situated the automobile, which police stated had misplaced management, went off-road and barreled by way of timber and fence earlier than crashing right into a drainage pond within the park.

The automobile was taking over water with 4 individuals nonetheless trapped inside, police stated.

“The supervisor and an officer, with out hesitation, leaped into motion to conduct a rescue of the 4 occupants, together with a 9-month-old and 3-year-old little one,” the division stated.

Bodycam video exhibits the officers breaking the passenger-side home windows to get to the trapped people. They then carried the kids to security earlier than returning to assist the adults.

“Apart from being chilly and moist, everybody concerned was unhurt,” police stated.

Officers carried the 9-month-old and 3-year-old kids to security earlier than returning to assist the 2 adults.
(Anne Arundel Police Division)

Police stated the driving force, recognized as 27-year-old Oswaldo Ramirez-Lopez, of Glen Burnie, Md., wasn’t licensed to drive.

Ramirez-Lopez was arrested as a result of excellent warrants.