Officers from Miami-Dade Police and the Florida Highway Patrol were being hailed as heroes Thursday morning after pulling a man out of a burning car on a busy Southwest Miami-Dade road.
Officials say members of both agencies pulled the driver out of the car on the northbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway near Bird Road around 1 a.m.
According to an initial investigation, the car lost control and hit a wall before bursting into flames.
The driver, 21-year-old Luis Carlos Aloma, was transported to Kendall Regional Medical Center where he suffered severe burns, but is listed in stable condition.
"There's no doubt that Christmas came early this year for Mr. Aloma and that's his life," FHP spokesman Joe Sanchez said. "Through the heroic efforts of these officers who put their lives in danger, Mr. Aloma is alive today."
