Hank Silverberg, wtop.com

WASHINGTON – Police are looking for a man they say helped an injured police officer escape from a trapped car Monday.

They want to thank him.

The dark-haired man was one of two people who helped the officer after he had been injured in a head-on crash that killed 52-year-old Jeffery Woods on Franconia Road, Fairfax County police say.

Woods’ car, an Infiniti, caught fire after the crash.

The injured officer remains in the hospital. Information about his condition has not been released.

Police say they want to hear from witnesses or people who took video at the scene before police arrived.

Anyone with information is asked to call 866-411-8477.

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