Axon Presents: Safe Journeys | Episode 5 - Officer Josh Dupont | Axon

On the morning of July 28, 2022, a monsoon hit the Apache Junction area, causing road obstructions. Officer Josh Dupont received a particularly alarming call: a vehicle that was submerged in the flood waters and being carried southbound in a wash — a depressed strip of land that collects flood waters during rainy season.

Fortunately, at one point the car hit a bridge-like roadway in the wash and stopped moving. As Dupont arrived onscene, he knew he needed to act fast. “You could hear the metal being bent underneath the pressure, the glass cracking and its integrity was being compromised.” As Dupont and another officer looked on at the rapidly-decaying car, he hoped no one was inside…

Read more at https://www.axon.com/blog/joshua-dupont

Safe Journeys is a new series that unveils the humanity behind public safety, as men and women share their journey of protection, empathy, resilience and who they are beyond the badge.

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