( CNN ) The overturned convertible was smoldering , when police pulled up to it on a New Jersey roadway . The driver was pinned inside -- and unconscious . Not knowing when the car might burst into full flame , they scrambled to save her , while a police dash cam rolled . CNN obtained the footage from affiliate WPIX . Kinnelon Police Officers Mark Ehrenburg and Ricky Ferriola cut the seat belt from her , then dragged the woman 's limp body away from the crash to start emergency medical care . Not a minute later , flames licked out of the car . Two more minutes -- an explosion . All three were lucky to escape the flames . The rescue started when someone reported an erratic driver on Thursday , and the officers sped off to investigate . When they pulled up at the scene , the 2006 Toyota Solara convertible was already a smoking wreck . Its horn was blaring . The officers ran over to the flipped over car , and shouted over the honking horn at the driver , `` Can you hear me ? '' No response , not even a gesture , the video showed . It took them two minutes to cut off the seat belt , as smoke kept rising . Once they had her in safety , the officers hooked the driver up to a defibrillator and started CPR . The woman , identified by the Kinnelon Police Department as Dawn Milosky , 45 , of Beachwood , New Jersey , was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center and survived . She 's been charged with driving while intoxicated , having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle , reckless driving and with failure to stay in her lane , according to WPIX . Kinnelon Police Sgt . Chris Carbone told WPIX that they released the video to show that the driver may have died , if others had not informed the police . As for his colleagues ' bravery , he said , `` A lot of times , we do n't think of our own safety doing this job . '' CNN 's Ben Brumfield and Jackie Castillo contributed to this report .
The overturned car was smoldering on a Beachwood roadway when police arrived . It burst into flames shortly after they pulled out the unconscious driver .