Heroic Rescue: Officer Saves Woman from Flaming Wreck After Jacksonville Carjacking Crash

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Sunday, a woman experienced the terrifying theft of her vehicle and the kidnapping of her baby, Jacksonville police reported. However, they were not the sole individuals affected by this crime.

Footage from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s body cameras captured the intense rescue of another woman injured during the suspect’s attempted getaway.

Officers from JSO responded to an abduction alert on Sunday, February 8, at the intersection of Old Middleburg Road and 103rd Street, located in the Jacksonville Heights neighborhood.

The victim recounted to police that a man had opened her car door, violently pulled her out, and sped away with her vehicle—her one-year-old daughter still inside.

Just a few streets over, JSO says officers found the stolen car. During a pursuit, the suspect crashed into another car.

Inside was a 14-year-old, who police say escaped shortly after the crash, and a woman still stuck.

Body camera video shows an officer, identified as Almin Residovic, rush to the car, pull the woman out and extinguish her burning hair. 

At this point, nearly the entirety of the car is in flames.

“I got to her just in time,” Resinovic said to another responding officer. The woman was later hospitalized for her injuries.

On scene, police arrested Richard Younger, 34, and recovered the uninjured one-year-old from her car seat.

Younger is charged with carjacking, false imprisonment of a child, and several other charges related to the crash. As of publication, he is due to be arraigned in court on March 3, 2026.

“After speaking with the woman on the phone this afternoon, she tells us she is incredibly grateful to be alive and for the quick actions taken by Officer Residovic,” the sheriff’s office said in a social media post Thursday. “The woman continues to recover.”