In Fort Worth, Texas, police officers are being celebrated as heroes after dramatic body camera footage captured their efforts alongside Good Samaritans to lift an overturned vehicle and save an infant trapped underneath following an accident on Interstate 30 last week.
The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday when reports surfaced that a woman and her 1-year-old child had been flung from their vehicle during the crash.
Upon reaching the scene, officers encountered an overturned car, with Good Samaritans already combing through the wreck for any survivors.
Footage from the officers’ body cameras, which was shared by FOX 4 in Dallas, reveals the tense moment officers and bystanders searched frantically for the baby girl, eventually discovering she was trapped beneath the car.
In a heroic effort, Fort Worth police officers and Good Samaritans managed to lift the car off the infant after the crash on October 23, 2025. (Image courtesy of the Fort Worth Police Department via FOX 4 Dallas)
“Hey! Over here,” an officer called out urgently. “We need to move the car. I think the baby’s under here.”
FOX 4 reported that witnesses helped Sgt. R. Nichols and Officer E. Bounds lift the vehicle to free the child.
A police officer performs CPR on the baby. (Fort Worth Police Department via FOX 4 Dallas)
Dramatic footage shows the infant unresponsive as officers performed CPR to revive her.
About three minutes later, the infant was awake and crying before paramedics arrived to take her to a nearby hospital. Police said the child and her mother are stable and expected to make full recoveries.
Fort Worth police officers and Good Samaritans lift an overturned car to rescue an infant pinned beneath it after a crash on Oct. 23, 2025. (Fort Worth Police Department via FOX 4 Dallas)
“We are beyond proud of the life-saving actions performed by Sgt. Nichols and Officer Bounds for their bravery and quick response to this terrible scene,” Fort Worth PD said on social media. “We are also grateful to the Fort Worth citizens who saw someone in danger and, without hesitation, assisted our officers.”
“Our prayers are with this little angel as a full recovery is expected. But unbelievable heroism shown by these officers,” Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia added. “They made Fort Worth PD and the entire city of Fort Worth proud. Not quite sure a better example of ‘protect and serve’ exists.”
