A Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office deputy and his canine were pulled to safety from the wreckage of a fiery crash Wednesday night thanks to the quick actions of two good Samaritans.
Sheriff Alan Norman said Deputy Robert Taylor has a long road to recovery after crashing his Ford Explorer during the pursuit of a car full of armed robbery suspects, but his story may have had a different ending if not for a father and son passing by.
Curtis Blanton and his 17-year-old son, Pete, had just hours earlier attended the funeral of their wife and mother, Cindy Blanton, who had died after a two and a half week battle with pancreatic cancer, and were making a late night store run Wednesday around 10 p.m…