AUBURN, Calif. - Officers put their lives on the line every day, so Auburn Police Chief Ryan L. Kinnan was especially thankful to learn two bystanders did the same when one of his officers was trapped in a burning patrol car.Officer Josh Eagan lost control of his vehicle while pursuing a motorcyclist on March 23 in Auburn, California, according to a news release posted on the department’s Facebook page.
Eagan’s unit burst into flames after crashing into a retaining wall.Two men watched him struggle to open his door, so they sprang into action."When he opened the door, the officer looked really, really hurt," witness Jacob Estabrook recalled. "The airbag was deployed, he looked pinned in between, dazed and confused."Two men rescued an.