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And it hits a railroad tie thats next to the sidewalk. and in that jarring motion, she loses her grip and she goes under the truck. the car stops right up at the breast bone, the tires up to her neck. >> tufty immediately radios for an ambulance and then races over to zieglers truck. >> shes not breathing. the sheer weight of the vehicle, shes not going to be breathing much at all. >> the chase has now become a rescue mission as he tries in vain to push the vehicle off her. within minutes neighb...

Id gotten a phone call from our dispatch center that let me know that she was on the move in her car. >> that woman is jonah zeigler. tufty has a description of zeigler and her vehicle, and it isnt long before he spots her. >> when i looked over to the left, i saw a pink vest and her head down underneath the steering wheel. i pulled in behind her truck. >> corporal tufty approaches the vehicle and confronts zieglor. >> i let her know who i was and why i was there. she initially said that she was...

Ink from chase. so you can. a police chase with a bizarre ending when a woman, desperately trying to escape from police, runs over herself. >> thats a hard thing to watch for a lot of people. >> january 3rd, 2011, moses lake, washington. corporal thomas tufty is on the lookout for a woman wanted by police on forgery charges. >> she had multiple warrants for her arrest.

Can see that she slipped out and shes actually hanging on to the drivers door and the steering wheel. >> zeigler desperately holds on. she can neither stop the truck nor get back inside. >> shes running with the truck and shes slipping as shes running and she cant control it. >> zeigler tries to keep up with the moving vehicle, but this proves to be an even bigger mistake. >> it hits a curb for a driveway and it hits a railroad tie thats next to the sidewalk. and in that jarring motion, she lose...

Why i was there. she initially said that she wasnt jonah ziegler. thats not me. i finally convinced her i knew who she was and that she was under arrest because she had warrants. >> he orders zeigler out of her truck, but she has other plans. >> she stopped and said, im not going. hit the gas. the truck just basically goes in reverse really fast. i put my left hand out to stop the truck from actually pushing me over. >> tufty tries to reach for his taser, then his gun, but theres no time. zeigle...

Lookout for a woman wanted by police on forgery charges. >> she had multiple warrants for her arrest. id gotten a phone call from our dispatch center that let me know that she was on the move in her car. >> that woman is jonah zeigler. tufty has a description of zeigler and her vehicle, and it isnt long before he spots her. >> when i looked over to the left, i saw a pink vest and her head down underneath the steering wheel. i pulled in behind her truck. >> corporal tufty approaches the truck. an...

Underneath the wheel of the truck. corporate tuftys emt training quickly takes over. >> checked her pulse, she had a pulse, wasnt breathing really well. stay on, jonah, were going to help you out. were going to get to you the hospital. >> ziegler is alive but the extent of her injuries is unknown. >> ive seen a lot of different things in this job, and ive come up with -- you know, come up against a number of different scenarios. this was one of the toughest ones to handle. >> ziegler is flown to...

Wasnt breathing very. we just like hang on, jonah. we will help you out and get you to the hospital. >> ziegler is alive but the extent of her injuries is unknown. >> ive seen a lot of different things in this job, and ive come up with -- you know, come up against a number of different scenarios. this was one of the toughest ones to handle. >> ziegler is flown to spokane for treatment. miraculously makes a a full recovery. she pleads guilty on the original forgery charge and is awaiting sentenci...

>> tufty immediately radios for an ambulance and then races over to zieglers truck. >> shes not breathing. the sheer weight of the vehicle, shes not going to be breathing much at all. >> the chase has now become a rescue mission as he tries in vain to push the vehicle off her. within minutes neighbors rush over to help. but even the additional manpower cannot lift the truck. corporate tufty makes a crucial decision. >> i knew that if i didnt get the truck off of her, she wasnt going to live. the...

Isnt long before he spots her. >> when i looked over to the left, i saw a pink vest and her head down underneath the steering wheel. i pulled in behind her truck. >> corporal tufty approaches the truck. and confronts ziegler. >> i let her know who i was and why i was there. she initially said that she wasnt jonah ziegler. thats not me. i finally convinced her i knew who she was and that she was under arrest because she had warrants. >> he orders zeigler out of her truck, but she has other plans....