and that s where we re at right now. and i began thinking about what i was really doing chasing this guy who was so committed to putting an end to my life. we took off again. but officer perry s car is barely able to accelerate due to the damage, and he watches as the men speed off. we were all running emergency mode trying to figure out where this is going to get stable enough that we can assist chuck. after two terrifying encounters alone, backup is on the scene. his cruiser is breaking down, but officer perry remains relentless in his pursuit. ahead, the harrowing chase is coming to a dramatic conclusion. the most amazing crash i ve ever seen. the car went up about 15 feet in the air. it spun sideways and did a barrel roll, at the same time flew about 35 or 40 feet going over an embankment. police immediately descend on the car including officer perry.
and perry was named police officer of the year for his actions. since the incident, the tallahassee police department uses officer perry s dash cam footage as a training tool for new recruits. opens fire with both hands. chuck s response? is to immediately disengage and get distance. time to plan on what to do is not once the guy s shooting at you. you need to figure this out before he s shooting at you and you need to put some plan in action. don t just sit there. move. do something. i m here today, and so i m happy. it was a good day. when i saw the video for the first time, it had captured everything that these two guys had done. and it brought back, one, a lot of anger that they were trying to kill a cop. and then, two, it also brought back a lot of the memories and the details.
backward. april 22nd, 2006, westchester county, new york. trooper todd boemer is busy patrolling interstate 684. i was conducting radar enforcement when i saw a large limo, white limo coming northbound at a high rate of speed. the vehicle was going 124 miles per hour. the officer gives chase as the driver tears down the interstate. officer boemer is left to wonder why. in my mind, what does he have in the vehicle? who s in the vehicle? a dead body, a gun, drugs, whatever? in a neighboring township trooper sean kelly hears the call for assistance. i was in a position where i could assist him. i was north of his location, and there was a good chance i d be able to intercept the vehicle. trooper kelly enters the interstate and spots the runaway limo.
enjoy the relief. ah, h it. push it. p.push it real good! ow! oooh baby baby.baby baby. if you re salt-n-pepa, you tell people to push it. push it real good. it s what you do. ah. push it. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it s what you do. ah. push it. i m pushing. i m pushing it real good! an officer and a gunman in a tense standoff put it down!
miraculously, both the driver and the passenger survive the crash, but they are not ready to surrender. watch his left hand! his left hand. as we approached he was still trying to get a gun. you are going to die if you move. don t move! the suspects finally give up and they re taken into custody. police confiscate several firearms, ammunition, duffel bags, a ski mask, duct tape and rope from the car, which leads them to believe the suspects were planning to rob the bank where officer perry first spotted them. the officers later learn that this is no ordinary crime team. they are father and son. the father, abdul shabazz, who fired multiple times on officer perry, is convicted of first degree attempted murder and is serving three consecutive life sentences. his son and accomplice, musa shabazz, is also convicted of first degree attempted murder and is sentenced to 20 years in prison.