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>> now you're going to jail. the bigspeak creek bridge. big sur, california. to most people it's a marvel of engineering, spanning more than 700 feet across a coastal canyon, 280 feet above jagged rocks and pristine pacific beach. to steve jester it's something cool to jump off of. ♪ ♪ when the skydiving instructor isn't jumping out of plane, he's hurling himself off things. >> some people do drugs. i jump off of stuff. it makes me feel good. it's like a drug. only the fun part is coming down. jester is an avid b.a.s.e. jumper. >> it's an acronym for building, antenna span for bridge and e...

Shipman gives no explanation for his wild ride, which snarls task in both directions on i-40 for seven hours. >> that's it. coming up -- >> stay calm. >> drunk and disorderly diner puts mayhem on the menu at this subway. and -- >> don't even think about it. >> a base jumper on the edge. >> we're so busted. >> find out if he lands behind bars. when "caught on camera: they fought the law" continues.

On tandem base jumps and he asked if i could take dorothy. i said i need to meet her and see if she is in good physical condition enough to do it. a couple of days later i went and visited her. she's so sharp. she was actually in really good shape for 102 years old. that's when i decided to go for it. >> he said, would you jump? and i said, i don't see why not. as i said there's only two things that happen. i could either make it or i wouldn't and either way it didn't make any difference. >> june 2nd, 2013, sean and dorothy get suited up for their tandem jump from the middle of the bridge. >> ...

So that's why i named the "w" hotel. and that day we were jumping room 817, which is 817 feet. has a really flat takeoff. drive right to the exit point and pretty much just run off the top of this thing. >> let's go! >> ted is a seasoned base jumper, with more than 600 jumps under his belt, not even a number of nasty crashes have deterred his enthusiasm. during jumps he makes sure to stay focussed on his number one priority. >> not dying. challenges of base jumping are to be able to do it successfully and safely and be able to wake up the next day and do it again. it's an incredibly dangerous ...

Back at the station -- >> i walked in the door and i had a big grin on my face and i i was, like, you guys got to see this. your jaws will drop. >> the fattage rob shot goes viral, garnering more than 1.5 million hits on youtube. the ramp has been redesigned to ensure truck driver safety. rob still marvels at how he wound up at the right place at the right time, even though it was the wrong place and the wrong time for the driver. >> the fact that i had my camera set up and pointed towards the ramp when the truck was coming down. i can't imagine -- i am speechless. the timing couldn't have bee...