Bodycam video shows Leawood Police pull woman from burning SUV

Bodycam video released by Leawood Police show officers pulling a woman from a burning vehicle.

Catch up quick: A 51-year-old woman suffered severe burns Monday afternoon after her SUV crashed and caught fire near the Tomahawk Creek trailhead, just east of Tomahawk Creek Parkway and Town Center Drive.

First responders got to the scene just before 2:10 p.m. and found the SUV flipped on its side, its front engulfed in flames.

The video: The video clip released by Leawood Police is just under minute long and shows the perspective of one arriving officer, who approaches the SUV as other officers and Leawood firefighters are attempting to extricate the woman.

You may want to consider: The video clip isn’t graphic and does not show the woman’s face, but the scene is harrowing as police and firefighters work to get the woman out of the vehicle.

You can watch the bodycam video clip below:

What we know about Leawood crash and fire

Johnson County Med-Act transported the woman to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., for treatment of second- and third-degree burns and smoke inhalation.

A burned SUV after crashing in Leawood. — The remains of the burned-out SUV after the fire had been extinguished. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.

What they’re saying: Leawood Police Capt. Brad Robbins released this statement following the crash Monday:

“The preliminary investigation indicates that the woman’s vehicle was eastbound on Town Center Drive from Roe Avenue and failed to stop at the Tomahawk Creek Parkway intersection before continuing into the parking lot for the trailhead, where her vehicle struck a second car and a tree. The investigation is continuing … Anyone who may have information regarding this incident is asked to please contact the Leawood Police Department at 913-642-7700.”

Mike Frizzelll, a freelance reporter that does work for the Post, contributed reporting to the original story.