Officers ‘risk their lives’ to rescue reckless driver
Jeremy Hitson, of Oxford, appears to be passed out in the back seat of an Eatonton Police Department vehicle after being rescued from a burning pickup truck. He was taken to jail. CHIEF CARDWELL/ CONTRIBUTED
A Newton County man was rescued from his burning pickup truck by Eatonton police officers, and then handcuffed and taken to jail.
Officer Kevin Malloy was standing on the sidewalk in front of the Eatonton Police Department around 9:50 p.m. Saturday when a 2017 white Chevrolet Silverado went past at “a high rate of speed with the engine revved up,” according to Malloy’s incident report.
