KNOXVILLE, Iowa — It was a heroic, lifesaving move that the officer involved will say was just the result of good luck and proper training.
State Center Reserve Officer Dan McCready and his uncle, Brian Krumm, were travelling on Highway 14, picking up equipment from another agency, when they saw a deer run across the road and collide with with a car that had no time to react.
"The first one we barely missed and this one by the time they're right there it was in the grill of the car," McCready said.
The pair quickly turned around and headed for the wreckage to help the crash victims.
As they approached the car, they saw the bottom catch fire; and that's when their training reflexes kicked in.
The pair rushed to get everyone out of the car, which they managed to do just before the whole vehicle burst into flame.
The two say that it took awhile for emotions to calm down after the intense experience, but also that there was nothing else they would do other than help.
"I think they were both in a little bit of shock and we were just trying to comfort them and letting them know that they were okay and the car — who cares about the car — because it was not going to be okay at that point," Krumm said.