Town and Country Police Corporal Awarded For Saving Life

Town and Country Police Corporal Chris Moore received the American Red Cross Life Savers Award on Friday morning. Moore was recognized for his bravery during a car crash last June on Mason Road that left the driver trapped in his car as it became engulfed in flames.

You can see in the  dash cam video in this article, when Moore arrives on the scene he runs from his car and aggressively works to pull out the driver free and then drags him away from the vehicle as it becomes engulfed in flames.

Police provided the following account of the incident.

On June 24th Corporal Moore responded to an overturned vehicle on  Mason Road; and, upon arrival discovered a vehicle on its side and fire coming from the engine compartment.  A passenger and a passerby stated that the semi-conscious driver was pinned under the steering column and that their attempts to free him had failed.

With flames now beginning to spread into the passenger compartment, Corporal Moore’s determination to save the driver overwhelmed the natural instinct for self-preservation. At great risk to himself, he worked until he was able to free the driver; and with assistance, moved him to safety just before the vehicle became completely engulfed in flames.

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Moore has already been awarded the Medal of Valor by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association and he has been recognized by the Town and Country Board of Aldermen.

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