now according to reports, this car was being driven by 18-year-old ian waseskook and he was doing donuts inside the empty parking lot of this church, he lost control of the car and hit the air conditioning unit and his car burst into flames. officer mcdowell was the first officer dispatched to the scene. they're having a ton of trouble getting him out of of car. you see him go into the car and pull out the 18-year-old driver who is unconscious. >> look at the smoke and this officer is going in there without a mask. he doesn't have all the stuff he needs to go in there. super-brave. >> the driver of the car was take ton a local hospital. he's currently in serious but stable condition. >> but police do plan to charge him with reckless driving once he is released from the hospital. >> that officer, officer zach mcdowell was the police officer of the year in urbandale, iowa, back in 2011. >> i think he should be up for the award again. >> it's superman coming to the rescue. >>> a 12-year-old new zealand boy is lucky to be alive. thanks to the quick thinking of a german tourist. who saw this