Off-duty Reno officer helps save teen girl

An off-duty Reno police officer is credited with helping save a teen’s life. The California Highway Patrol says Frank Thompson struck a 17-year-old Carson City girl in Graeagle while backing up, pinning her against a building Sunday. The off-duty Reno officer jumped into action to push the car off the girl. He wrapped her leg in a tourniquet before CareFlight took her to the hospital. Thompson faces charges of reckless driving causing great bodily harm.