INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis' police chief helped a man get out of his vehicle following a rollover crash on I-70 Monday evening.
Police Chief Bryan Roach was leaving IMPD headquarters when he approached a crash at mile marker 112 involving an inverted vehicle and another slightly damaged vehicle during rush hour, police said.
Roach helped 35-year-old Juan Flores out of the flipped over vehicle before he was taken to a nearby hospital, officers said.
"Our community cares," said Roach. "A concerned witness, nurse and I all converged on the immediate needs of an accident victim without a second thought."
Police said Flores’ injuries were not serious and he is expected to be OK.
“I looked inside gave him the thumbs up… thumbs up that he was OK,” said Roach. "It was an opportunity, now that I look back, to show our officers that's what we should be doing. You see something that occurs, we need to act. I've been a police officer for 27 years--it is in the nature.”
Following the hospital visit, Flores was arrested on an outstanding warrant for driving without a license.
Juan Flores mugshot from previous arrest
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said he was proud of Roach’s courage and is lucky to have him and other IMPD officers to keep the city safe.
Each day @IMPD_Chief works to keep Indy's 900,000+ residents safe. Tonight, Chief Roach demonstrated incredible bravery for the safety of 1. https://t.co/uQ07mNZ5bm
— Mayor Joe Hogsett (@IndyMayorJoe) May 15, 2017
I am extremely proud of @IMPD_Chief's - Indy is lucky to have Chief Roach & officers like him who are always willing to get out of the car https://t.co/3feV2UQevY
— Mayor Joe Hogsett (@IndyMayorJoe) May 15, 2017
