Lodi Police officer saves man in a wheelchair stuck on railroad tracks

A Lodi Police officer saved a man’s life on Wednesday morning when his wheelchair became lodged on train tracks.

Officer Erika Urrea was on patrol around 8:44 am when she came upon a man in his wheelchair that was stuck on the railroad tracks. Officer Urrea was able to pull the man from his wheelchair seconds before the train would have struck him. The man suffered an injury to his leg and was taken to the hospital.