CHP officers and Ventura County firefighters responded about 8:39 p.m. Monday January 18, 2015 to a report of a rollover crash with a car fire Potrero and Hidden Valley in Westlake Village, California.
The crash site was near the residence gate of Jamie Foxx, who told CHP officers that he heard the accident and a person screaming from the overturned vehicle. Jamie Foxx made a 911 call, and proceeded to reach into the vehicle, grab the person, and drag them away to safety.
Ventura County firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire. Paramedics transported the driver to a local hospital with serious injuries including severe facial burns.
JAMIE FOXX SAVES DRIVER FROM BURNING CAR IN HIDDEN VALLEY: This time it's not acting for the camera, but the outcome is…
Posted by Safety for Citizens on Monday, January 18, 2016
Jamie Foxx is a real-life action hero https://t.co/CHHpq5SXEQ pic.twitter.com/Vi4dhaqOvt
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) January 19, 2016
Actor Jamie Foxx pulled a man from a car wreck after the vehicle burst into flames near his home
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— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 19, 2016
Hero Jamie Foxx 'pulls man from horrific wreck after car flips over outside his home' https://t.co/BTUwXXgVRg pic.twitter.com/KcaVKje2LM
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) January 19, 2016
Jamie Foxx pulls man from burning car after scary wreck happens outside his house: https://t.co/jg2XDS5opp pic.twitter.com/dxjig2Qroq
— Complex (@ComplexMag) January 19, 2016
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