A 1-year-old girl is alive today thanks to the heroic efforts of police officers and several Good Samaritans who came together to save her after a terrifying rollover crash in Fort Worth, Texas.
According to the Fort Worth Police Department, the crash happened on the morning of October 23, 2025, along Interstate 30 between Eastchase Parkway and Cooks Lane, when a woman and her infant daughter were both ejected from an SUV that had flipped over.
When first responders arrived, witnesses were frantically searching for the baby — only to realize moments later that she was pinned underneath the overturned vehicle and unresponsive.
In body camera footage released by the Fort Worth Police Department, Sergeant R. Nichols (Badge #3590) and Officer E. Bounds (Badge #3521) can be seen working side by side with bystanders to lift the SUV off the trapped child.
“I think the baby’s under — keep moving, keep moving,” one officer can say in the video.
Once they managed to free the little girl, Sgt. Nichols immediately began performing CPR. The intense moments were captured on camera, with officers pleading, “Come on, baby,” before a collective sigh of relief when the infant began to breathe and cry after about one minute and 24 seconds of CPR.
Both the mother and child were transported to a local hospital. Police confirmed on October 24 that the child is “doing well and expected to recover fully.”
The department praised Sgt. Nichols and Officer Bounds’ quick actions in a statement:
“We are beyond proud of the life-saving actions performed by Sgt. Nichols and Officer Bounds for their bravery and quick response to this terrible scene.”
Police also thanked the Fort Worth citizens who willingly rushed in to help.
Authorities later identified the driver as 31-year-old Tanisha Richardson. She was previously arrested earlier this month, on October 7, in connection with a separate DWI-related crash involving a child and two adults.
Richardson now faces multiple charges, including abandoning or endangering a child with imminent danger of bodily injury (a second-degree felony) and intoxicated assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury (a third-degree felony).
She remains in custody at the Fort Worth City Jail and also faces seven unrelated warrants, according to police.
Officer Buddy Calzada with the Fort Worth Police Department spoke about the dangers of driving under the influence, saying, “When drivers are intoxicated, you lose your muscle coordination, your reasoning, and your thinking.”
Officials said the child’s survival is a powerful example of how fast and coordinated action — from officers and everyday citizens — can save lives in even the most desperate circumstances.
