'It Just Kept Sinking': Colbert County Deputy Rescues Woman Out of Sinking Car

'It just kept sinking': Colbert County Deputy rescues woman out of sinking car

COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Deputy Briggs Wright was out on patrol Tuesday afternoon when he received what he thought was a normal 911 dispatch call. “It stated that there was MVC, which is a motor vehicle crash. It was located in the 8,000 block of 6th street,” Wright said. Wright said it was pouring rain, but he was trying to get to the call as fast as he could. “I noticed a lot of flooding. I guess you could say over by the ditches,” Wright…

Colbert County Deputy Rescues Driver from Flooded Vehicle - Radio7Media

A Colbert County sheriff’s deputy is being praised for his quick actions after rescuing a driver trapped in floodwaters on Tuesday morning. According to the Colbert County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Briggs Wright responded to a crash without injuries around 10:46 a.m. on September 2 in the 8000 block of 6th Street in Leighton. When he arrived, he found an SUV about 15 feet off the roadway in a flooded field. Deputy Wright heard screams coming …