DOLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
SUV VS. TREE WITH FIRE
SIBLEY BOULEVARD RAMP/BISHOP FORD FREEWAY
ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPERS JACQUELINE DEL VILLAR AND SGT. HENRY SPIGHT RESCUED DRIVER TAMARA JACKSON, 34, MINUTES BEFORE SUV WAS FULLY-INVOLVED WITH FIRE. SPIGHT USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO GAIN A LITTLE EXTRA TIME BEFORE POLICE AND CITIZENS EXTRICATED DRIVER FROM SUV (LEGS STUCK BENEATH DASHBOARD). SPIGHT ALSO PUSHED DOWN ON VICTIM'S ANKLES TO EFFECT RELEASE. PASSENGER ESCAPED VEHICLE BEFORE POLICE ARRIVED. DRIVER ARRESTED DUI.
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