(AP) — Two Franklin County sheriff’s deputies pulled a man from his sinking car after it plunged into a pond following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 35.
KCTV reports the crash was reported around 11:30 a.m. Monday.
Deputy Carl Bentley was first to arrive at the scene and jumped into the water, but couldn’t free the driver because the car’s doors were locked.
Bentley broke a passenger-side window with his baton and attempted to free the Pennsylvania man, who was unconscious. A second deputy, Tim Jones, jumped into the water to help with the rescue as the water went over the man’s head.
The two pulled the man to the bank of the pond, where he was treated before being taken to an area hospital.