ICE officer hailed as hero after saving driver injured in Missouri crash
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Missouri is being praised by the Department of Homeland Security after stopping to provide lifesaving medical care to a driver injured in a serious crash, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday.
DHS praised ICE officer Curtland Sawyer for helping save the motorist's life after witnessing the collision while driving home.
According to DHS, Sawyer, who is assigned to ICE's St. Louis sub-office, was driving home on July 11 when he saw a vehicle collide with a tractor-trailer outside of Festus, Missouri.
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DHS said Sawyer rushed to the scene and provided lifesaving medical care, including applying a tourniquet to the driver's arm to stop life-threatening bleeding.
Sawyer remained with the injured driver until emergency medical technicians arrived to provide further treatment, DHS said.
"ICE law enforcement officer Curtland Sawyer immediately delivered lifesaving medical care to a driver who was involved in a serious collision with a tractor-trailer in Missouri. Officer Sawyer is a hero," DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
"Our officers are the best of the best," she continued. "When they see someone in need, they don’t hesitate to spring to action to help. If you see an ICE law enforcement officer, thank them for their service to our nation."
Sawyer's actions are the latest in a series of rescues highlighted by DHS in recent weeks.
Last month, an ICE officer jumped into a Florida swimming pool to rescue a 6-year-old child before performing lifesaving CPR, according to DHS.
In a separate incident last month, ICE officers in Milwaukee rescued a woman trapped inside her overturned vehicle after another driver allegedly ran a red light and caused a crash, DHS said.
Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
