An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway ...

California Highway Patrol Officer Ayala is seen pulling an injured pilot from a plane crash moments before the aircraft ...

When a California Highway Patrol officer saw a small ... injured pilot trying to crawl from the crash, Ayala pulled him to safety. A passenger in the plane also was able to escape the crash.

GOLETA, Calif. (KABC) -- A California Highway Patrol officer is being praised for his life-saving efforts following a fiery small plane crash in Santa Barbara County. According to the CHP ...