DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- NCCU Officer Stacey DeSantis is being commended for saving a man out of a stalled car at the intersection of Fayetteville and Pettigrew Street before a train crashed into the car overnight.
NCCU officials said Officer DeSantis saw a car stopped on the train tracks and conducted a wellness check just before 3 a.m.
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The driver said the car wouldn't move.
A train was approaching and the officer attempted to move the car.
Officer DeSantis then took her patrol car and the driver away from the tracks.
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"Officer DeSantis acted quickly and with selflessness after seeing an individual in distress; her actions are to be lauded and commended," said NCCU.
Durham police are investigating.