The Southlake Police Department awarded a corporal for saving a man from a burning vehicle and released video of the rescue.
Cpl. Joshua Swisher was presented with the Southlake Police Department’s Meritorious Conduct Award after his actions on June 7 that saved a man’s life, police said in a news release.
Swisher was conducting a traffic stop on westbound Texas 114 when he was alerted that a car pouring smoke was heading toward him. He found the vehicle and directed the driver to the shoulder of the road near the 900 block of E. Texas 114.
As the car stopped, the flames intensified with the driver still in the car…