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>> the speeding van crushes mannings police cruiser, car parts and glass flying in every direction. the car is sent spinning out of control, into the middle of the road, barely missing the other cruiser recording the incident. >> i was looking around at my other fellow police officers making sure everybody was all right. >> incredibly, no officers were hurt during the impact. as other units arrive on the scene, the troopers remove the spikes and scramble to reach the injured driver. the suspect ...

The dramatic video playback from the police car. >> when i saw the video, i realized how close the situation was and how fortunate i was to be alive and still able to walk around after the crash. >> in a surprising twist to the story, the crash is not mannings last run-in with the suspect, who was later convicted of aggravated battery. >> we stopped a car for a problem with their license plates and it was at night. i walked up to the car and it was the suspect that ran into my car. and he was ou...

It was an eerie feeling. >> the speeding van crushes mannings police cruiser, car parts and glass flying in every direction. the car is sent spinning out of control, into the middle of the road, barely missing the other cruiser recording the incident. >> i was looking around at my other fellow police officers making sure everybody was all right. >> incredibly, no officers were hurt during the impact. as other units arrive on the scene, the troopers remove the spikes and scramble to reach the inj...

Vehicle has crossed the center line now, aiming right for my car. i didnt want to run out to the left or to the right and get run over, so i just waited till the suspect vehicle was committed in one direction. >> the van is barreling toward the officer at a tremendous speed, showing no signs of slowing down. with the vehicle right in front of him and with almost no time to react, manning makes a split-second decision and jumps into the embankment to his right. the driver of the van slams directl...

Vehicle has crossed the center line now, aiming right for my car. i didnt want to run out to the left or to the right and get run over, so i just waited till the suspect vehicle was committed in one direction. >> the van is barreling toward the officer at a tremendous speed, showing no signs of slowing down. with the vehicle right in front of him and with almost no time to react, manning makes a split-second decision and jumps into the embankment to his right. the driver of the van slams directl...

Police car, as i see the suspect vehicle has crossed the center line now, aiming right for my car. i didnt want to run out to the left or to the right and get run over, so i just waited till the suspect vehicle was committed in one direction. >> the van is barreling toward the officer at a tremendous speed, showing no signs of slowing down. with the vehicle right in front of him and with almost no time to react, manning makes a split-second decision and jumps into the embankment to his right. th...

>> just looked at my car and it was completely demolished and i was just relieved that i was alive and still in one piece. >> sergeant matt manning thought hed seen everything in his almost 25 years in law enforcement. but a call to the fort hall indian reservation almost becomes his last. >> i was at the state police office in pocatello and we received a call requesting assistance from us in trying to stop a suspect vehicle. >> october, 2005, authorities in hot pursuit of a man suspected of kid...

>> the speeding van crushes mannings police cruiser, car parts and glass flying in every direction. the car is sent spinning out of control, into the middle of the road, barely missing the other cruiser filming the incident. >> i was looking around at my other fellow police officers making sure everybody was all right. >> incredibly, no officers were hurt during the impact. as other units arrive on the scene, the troopers remove the spikes and scramble to reach the injured driver. the suspect is...

Officers gather round to watch the dramatic video playback from the police car. >> when i saw the video, i realized how close the situation was and how fortunate i was to be alive and still able to walk around after the crash. >> in a surprising twist to the story, the crash is not mannings last run-in with the suspect, who was later convicted of aggravated battery. >> we stopped a car for a problem with their license plates and it was at night. i walked up to the car and it was the suspect that...

Of a gauntlet for the approach of the suspect. >> the suspect is racing toward them at more than 80 miles an hour. manning and his fellow officers are in position and after waving through another driver they lay spike strips down across the highway. >> in the ideal situation to deploy the spikes is in an area where you have guardrails or bridge abutments or some area where you can funnel the suspects car into and still provide yourself with some cover, should the car try to go a different direct...