TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Police Department is touting the importance of wearing seat belts after officers rescued a child from a vehicle crash last month.

What we know:

On May 19, Tampa police officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on East Fowler Avenue.

One vehicle ended up balanced at a strange angle on top of the other car.

In body cam video, an officer can be heard saying they had to figure out how to get the occupants out without the vehicle tipping.

An officer climbed atop one of the two damaged cars, pried open a dented passenger-side door, and reached the vehicle's driver.

"Can you take out my kid first?" the driver asked immediately upon seeing the officers.

"Hey little guy!" an officer said. "Can you climb out here? Come on out buddy."

The child was carried to the s

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