Trainee Deputy Saves Lives in Fiery Crash

0:00It's April 7. This is Birmingham News today, your AI-powered local news. A deputy in training-turned-hero last week in Jefferson County, Alabama, jumping into a fiery highway crash to save lives. Catley Itzen, fresh in the Jefferson County Sheriff's Academy, was stuck in traffic on Interstate 65 South, north of downtown Birmingham, when a runaway vehicle slammed into others, sparking ablaze. The crash pouted up several cars, and one burst into flames right away. Itzen didn't hesitate. She bolted over, yanked a driver from the burning wreck, and pulled another person from a different involved vehicle. Folks on scene were shook, but her quit moves met no one got her bad. As a trainee, she's already showing that sheriff material, proving instinct kicks in before the badge. She stuck around, checking on everyone else, and keeping things calm until Birmingham police wrote up, right as the fire took over the whole car. Quick thinking like that reminds us real heroes show up anywhere, anytime.

1:00Props the deputy Itzen for stepping up big.