Ohio police officers made a daring rescue by smashing through the sunroof of a burning car to save a gravely injured driver after a dramatic rollover accident, officials reported.

According to the Trumbull County 911 Center, a call came in at approximately 11:11 p.m. on December 27th, alerting authorities to an unidentified fire near State Route 5 and Bradley Brownlee Road, located in the Bazetta and Mecca townships.

Officers John Mosora and Chuck Lohry from the Cortland Police Department were the first to arrive on the scene. Their quick-thinking actions were captured on their body-worn cameras. The vehicle had crashed through a fence, overturned onto its side, and burst into flames.

In a heroic effort on December 27, 2025, two Cortland police officers rescued a driver trapped in a burning vehicle. (Image courtesy of Cortland Police Department/Facebook)

Officer Mosora found the driver ensnared in the wreck and swiftly broke the car’s sunroof to gain access as the fire began to spread. The driver, unable to move, repeatedly informed the officers that his leg was broken.

“My leg is broken. I can’t move. I can’t move. Give me a second,” the driver can be heard saying in video of the rescue.

“We don’t have a second,” an officer is heard responding in the video. “Your car is on fire.”

Body camera video captured the dramatic moment two Cortland, Ohio police officers, John Mosora and Chuck Lohry, rescued a driver from his burning, overturned car after a rollover crash on Dec. 27, 2025. (Cortland Police Department/Facebook)

As smoke filled the vehicle, officers urged the driver to help them pull him free.

“Let’s go. Let’s go. We ain’t waiting,” one officer is heard shouting in the body-worn camera video. “You gotta help me help you.”

Lohry used a fire extinguisher to knock down flames while Mosora dragged the driver from the vehicle moments before the fire intensified, police said.

Mosora discovered the driver trapped inside the vehicle. After attempting other access points, he broke through the vehicle’s sunroof to gain entry. (Cortland Police Department/Facebook)

Mosora suffered minor injuries during the rescue. Multiple fire departments later arrived to extinguish the fire and provide medical treatment to the driver, who was taken to a hospital, police said. 

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is handling the crash investigation.

Authorities did not immediately release the driver’s condition or the cause of the crash. Fox News Digital has reached out to Cortland Police Department for additional information.