Salisbury Police Officer Speaks About Heroic Rescue Of Unconscious Truck Driver

SALISBURY, N.C. – A Salisbury Police officer is being hailed as a hero for his efforts to save a truck driver’s life.

Body cam video shows him pulling the man out of the truck’s burning cab on I-85, just moments before a huge explosion.

Lt. Corey Brooks is being praised for his quick action in a very dangerous situation.

“I don’t see myself as a hero. I just see myself trying to do the Godly thing, to make sure that, that driver saw his family or whoever again,” Brooks says.