See footage of the rescue HERE››
(king5) – SPOKANE, Wash. – A woman and Spokane Police officer spoke out Sunday about an incredible rescue the two were involved in Friday evening.
Spokane Police Officer Tim Schwering was first on scene to a vehicle fire where a woman, Kim Novak, was trapped inside. Officer Schwering said he was “glad he was there at the time.”
Novak said she was driving home from the grocery store in her 2012 Chevy Malibu when she hit frozen slush in the road and it made a little bump. Then, the engine and lights shut off. Everything went pitch black and her car eventually came to a stop. Novak said she tried to start the car again with no luck. She then tried to get out of the car but because of the power locks, she was stuck.
Novak then tried to make a call home but no one answered. As she was leaving a voicemail, she started to see a huge plume of smoke. That’s when she decided to call 911.
“At this time I’m starting to hear crackling. I’m realizing where there’s smoke, there’s fire and oh crap my car’s now on fire,” Novak explained.
She was still on the phone with 911 when she started to see flames in front of the windshield that were at least a foot high. The dispatcher told her to try to break out the window.
“I got on my back and started kicking the windows with both of my feet with all my might. I kicked and kicked and I didn’t even make a crack,” she said.
The dispatcher stayed on the phone with her. She hoped her neighbors heard her calls for help. Then she went to the back seat and started to try to break a window back there. She felt helpless.
Then, Officer Schwering showed up. He told her it was going to be ok and he was going to get her out of there.
