Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment police in Texas pulled an unconscious man from the burning wreckage of his car mere moments before it was engulfed by flames. Officers in Mesquite early Sunday came upon the burning SUV belonging to 25-year-old Hector Valles, who was unresponsive and wedged behind the wheel. Valles' clothes had begun to burn as Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto finally unpinned him from the car and pulled him down onto the safety of the interstate service road. Certain death: Police in Mesquite, Texas arrived to find a crashed car burning as the driver lay unconscious behind the wheel . Pulled him out: The dashcam rolled as Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto managed to get 25-year-old Hector Valles out of his SUV and stamp out his burning clothes . Moments later, while Nielson and Soto were still dragging Valles across the pavement, the fire in his SUV erupted ever further, fully engulfing the interior. Bystanders alongside Valles car can be heard yelling, 'He's still breathing' in the dashcam footage that shows Nielson and Soto's heroic rescue. The level-headed officers tell Valles 'Relax dude,' and 'c'mon man' before realizing he's out cold. Officer Soto can be heard begging him to 'Stay with us' as they drag Valles' limp form along the concrete and out of harm's way. Tense seconds pass before Valles can be seen to move his body on his own as the relieved officers assure him help is on the way. Nick of time: While the officers were still dragging Valles across the pavement, flames fully engulfed the interior of his car . 'Stay with us!': Valles was unresponsive and some tense moments pass in the footage before he's seen to move under his own power . He was transported to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, the Morning News reports, where he remained hospitalized in the intensive care unit as of Monday. Valles' mother Olivia Valles told KDFW that her son was going to pull through as she thanked the officers who made his recovery possible. 'We would like to thank the Mesquite police officers and witnesses whose heroic efforts saved our son,'  Olivia Valles said in a statement. 'Hector is strong. He is a fighter. We are thankful to the Lord that he is here, he is recovering and is in good hands.' Meanwhile, Hector's accident remained under investigation Monday as police revealed only that he crashed into a steel pillar after swerving off I-30 and onto the adjacent service road. Victim: By Monday, it remained unclear why 25-year-old Valles (pictured) veered off of I-30 before crashing into a pillar, nearly ending his life Sunday . 'We would like to thank the Mesquite police officers and witnesses whose heroic efforts saved our son,' Valles mother Olivia Valles said in a statement. 'Hector is strong. He is a fighter. We are thankful to the Lord that he is here, he is recovering and is in good hands.'
Two Mesquite, Texas police officers pulled Hector Valles, 25, from his burning SUV early Sunday after he swerved off the highway and crashed.
Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto managed to get Valles to safety just before his vehicle became fully engulfed.
Valles, whose clothes were burning when the officers dragged him to safety, is now recovering from burns and internal injuries in ICU.