Four friends were driving by the scene when they heard screams coming from the woods
The officers clung to the woman for a minute and a half while they waited for backup; that's when a good Samaritan came to their aid
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Police officials said they would work to determine if the incident was a possible hate crime
Three people heard the officer yell for help and immediately ran to tackle the suspect
Both citizens will be receiving awards for their actions, the sheriff said
A retired NYPD officer who happened to be passing by helped responding officers apply a tourniquet and get the suspect under control
"I was waiting for him," the driver said. "I just thought to get him off the street"
"Their actions, without a doubt, saved our police officer from being severely injured or worse"
A police officer was then able to quickly tackle the suspect
A 31-year-old military veteran said his training kicked in, and so did the instincts of his 4-month-old puppy
Two motel workers saw the crash and raced to help, getting the officer out just in time
A man tied a box of doughnuts to his drone to make a sweet delivery to the local police department
Video posted to Facebook shows a car on fire moments after the crash
The car was locked and the driver was slumped over when police arrived
The man helped Officer Courtney Waller put on a tourniquet and escorted him to safety
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