Patrolman's quick thinking saves Ohio motorist from car fire

Quick reasoning by a Cleveland-area Ohio State Highway Patrolman helped prevention an aged motorist from a perchance deadly car occurrence connected Tuesday morning.

According to the Ohio State High Patrol, Trooper Paul Macko had conscionable completed a postulation halt connected I-90 adjacent Sheffield Village successful Lorain County erstwhile helium saw a flaming car thrust by.

The OSHP reports that the operator of the flaming car saw fume and thought determination was lone a "simple mechanical issue." But helium couldn't spot the flames that were leaping up from the bottommost of his car.

Macko caught up to the car and rapidly ushered the operator distant from the vehicle. Moments later, the car was engulfed successful flames.

A section occurrence section aboriginal responded and enactment retired the fire. The section did not study immoderate injuries related to the incident.

"There are nary 'routine' days for a trooper," the section said successful a Facebook post.