While traveling west out of Greeley, Colorado, Deputy Bill Esch of the Weld County. (The Bulletin Notes).

While traveling west out of Greeley, Colorado, Deputy Bill Esch of the Weld County, Colorado, Sheriffs Office received a report of a possible drunk driver. Locating the vehicle, Deputy Esch attempted to make a traffic contact when the vehicle, traveling almost 80 mph, ran off the road. The vehicle reached a ditch, became airborne, and struck the guide wire of a utility pole. Fire engulfed the vehicle and trapped the driver inside. Deputy Esch used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames in the cab, but was unable to open either door. Officers Pete Bratton and Tim Young of the Greeley, Colorado, Police Department arrived. Officer Bratton kept the flames at bay with a fire extinguisher while Deputy Esch and Officer Young pulled the driver from the vehicle. The driver suffered second- and third-degree burns on 10 percent of his upper body and face. Deputy Esch and Officers Bratton and Young exhibited bravery and a willingness to put their lives in danger and subsequently saved the life of the driver.