KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A police officer in Knoxville, Tennessee, jumped into action after he found a woman stuck on a hill near railroad tracks in a wheelchair that had stopped working.
Jim Quick lived up to his name when he hopped out of his cruiser and helped the unidentified woman when her electric wheelchair stopped working.
He pushed her up the hill near her home, across railroad tracks to get her to her house safely.
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The rescue was captured on dash cam video and posted to the police department's Facebook page, where it has been viewed more than 16,000 times.
Caught On Camera KPD Investigator Jim Quick jumped into action on the evening of December 27th after seeing a disabled and stranded female stopped in the road near Montgomery Village. Inv. Quick immediately exited his patrol car and began pushing the heavy electric wheelchair up a hill, across the railroad tracks, and all the way to the persons home. Great job Inv. Quick! This is what we mean by #CommunityStrong.
Posted by Knoxville Police Department - TN on Friday, January 5, 2018
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