It instantly didn't look good, there was a big plume of smoke, and then (another) big plume of smoke came from the Honda. I could see the fireball. Missouri State Trooper Jim Thuss More Quotes by Missouri State Trooper Jim Thuss More Quotes From Missouri State Trooper Jim Thuss I've worked a thousand-plus accidents in my career, and once a car catches on fire, the time that they take to go up is pretty quick, most times you don't have any time to get a fire like that out, especially one of that magnitude, so I just knew I had to get her out as soon as I could. Missouri State Trooper Jim Thuss us-news I climbed inside, undid her seat belt and asked if she was OK, she said she was hurting but I told her I had to get her out of there. I grabbed her underneath her arms and around the shoulders and pulled her across the console and out of the car. Missouri State Trooper Jim Thuss us-news It obviously means something to you when someone's husband comes forward and thanks you. Missouri State Trooper Jim Thuss us-news