WALLED LAKE, Mich. – A split-second decision helped save a man's life after his car crashed and quickly caught fire last week.
It happened on Welch Road just south of Maple in Walled Lake.
Police released video of the heroic actions taken by an officer and two good Samaritans when they came upon the scene.
Steven Hamman, 22, was driving Welch Road Monday night when all of a sudden he blacked out.
"I was touched. Definitely somebody looking out for me that day," Hamman said.
The 22 year-old had a seizure behind the wheel.
"You can see the dragging marks off the road where it was charred," said Officer Robert Alonzi of Walled Lake police. "The gas tank was dragging."
Hamman's truck ran off the road, hit a tree and then burst into flames.
Alonzi responded to the call, and the scene was caught on his dash came video.
"I started to see the flames under the car," Alonzi said.
The big ball of fire could be seen from a distance as Alonzi rushed to the scene.
Hamman was trapped inside, unconscious, the back of the truck engulfed in flames.
The fire was too big for Alonzi and the two good Samaritans to get the door open to Hamman. With fear the gas tank could explode at any minute, Alonzie began to extinguish the flames.
"I didn't think it was that much fire when I seen my truck," Hamman said after watching the video. "That was a lot worse than what I thought it was."
Almost in tears, Hamman watched the dramatic rescue unfold.
Alonzi put enough of the fire out around the door so that he and the other two men could pull Hamman out of the truck to safety, just seconds before the entire truck went up in flames.
"I can't believe they were able to get me out," Hamman said. "I don't remember any of that. I can't believe I survived that fire. That's a lot flames."
"He could not move at all," said Alonzi. "He was catatonic."
Hamman was rushed to the hospital. He had a collapsed lung and severe memory loss. But after watching the riveting video, his heart is filled with so much thanks.
"I'm grateful for the guys who pulled me out. I'm grateful the officer was there," Hamman said. "I want to thank them and give them a big hug, because if it wasn't for them, I would be 6 feet under right now."
Because of his condition, doctors are not allowing Hamman to drive for the next six months.