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>> just really excited to finally get back to work, but i knew there were some limitations that i was going to have. >> several hours into their shift, its turning out to be an uneventful evening. not a bad first night as corporal denton eases his way back into the job. >> wed had a few service calls. i think we might have made a traffic stop or two. nothing stressful, nothing really big. >> but at 1:38 a.m. their night goes from zero to 60 in a matter of seconds. theyre dispatched to a car acci...

But corporal chris denton is recovering from a back injury, so hes riding shotgun with corporal phillip crosby. >> just really excited to finally get back to work, but i knew there were some limitations that i was going to have. >> several hours into their shift, its turning out to be an uneventful evening. not a bad first night as corporal denton eases his way back into the job. >> wed had a few service calls. i think we might have made a traffic stop or two. nothing stressful, nothing really b...

Fire when the officers pull him out of the car. >> 353, please. weve extracted one. at that point, were all in the bottom of the ditch, the grass around the car was on fire at that point, too. were basically still surrounded by smoke and flame. we had to move him again after we had gotten him out of the car just because the flames were starting to get toward him again. >> his feet were still on fire. i remember pulling it out with my hands. and at that time, i immediately started trying to talk ...

Personal life wasnt going so well. i started drinking a lot. alcohols a bad deal. and, you know, you do a lot of stupid stuff. >> a downward spiral almost ended seans life. but after years of recovery and rehabilitation, he has a new set of legs and a new perspective. >> i miss a lot of things, but i see a lot more now. i mean, its a different life. you notice things differently. you notice more about people and you see peoples situations. >> the accident changes the lives of everyone involved t...

Around the car was on fire at that point, too. were basically still surrounded by smoke and flame. we had to move him again after we had gotten him out of the car just because the flames were starting to get toward him again. >> his feet were still on fire. i remember pulling it out with my hands. and at that time, i immediately started trying to talk to him because i knew hed probably go into shock if we didnt, so i kept on trying to talk to him. i remember him saying, wow, i cant breathe. >> e...

Burning alive on his watch, corporal crosby starts tearing at the passenger door, bending and pulling it away from the car. >> were trying to just create a big space to try to pull him out. >> corporate denton grabs a fire extinguisher from the patrol car. >> we got to use this fire extinguisher. >> hoping to fight back some of the flames. >> when the fire extinguisher went dry, i even turned it over and tried to break out the windshield. >> cover your eyes. >> just to give us access to the driv...

>> business was going great. personal life wasnt going so well. i started drinking a lot. alcohols a bad deal. and, you know, you do a lot of stupid stuff. >> a downward spiral almost ended seans life. but after years of recovery and rehabilitation, he has a new set of legs and a new perspective. >> i miss a lot of things, but i see a lot more now. i mean, its a different life. you notice things differently. you notice more about people and you see peoples situations. >> the accident changes the...

Bottom of the ditch, the grass around the car was on fire at that point, too. were basically still surrounded by smoke and flame. we had to move him again after we had gotten him out of the car just because the flames were starting to get toward him again. >> his feet were still on fire. i remember pulling it out with my hands. and at that time, i immediately started trying to talk to him because i knew hed probably go into shock if we didnt, so i kept on trying to talk to him. i remember him sa...

So hes riding shotgun with corporal phillip crosby. >> i was just really excited to finally get back to work, but i knew there were some limitations that i was going to have. >> several hours into their shift, its turning out to be an uneventful evening. not a bad first night as corporal denton eases his way back into the job. >> wed had a few service calls. i think we might have made a traffic stop or two. nothing stressful, nothing really big. >> but at 1:38 a.m. their night goes from zero to ...

>> horrified at seeing someone burning alive on his watch, corporal crosby starts tearing at the passenger door, bending and pulling it away from the car. >> were trying to just create a big space to try to pull him out. >> corporate denton grabs a fire extinguisher from the patrol car. >> we got to use this fire extinguisher. >> hoping to fight back some of the flames. >> when the fire extinguisher went dry, i even turned it over and tried to break out the windshield. >> cover your eyes. >> jus...