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Way to a 5:00 a.m. patrol shift in the town of boone, 25 miles or so up the road, where officer rose is an investigator with the local police department. and it was very dark on the highway, no moon at all at that hour. so he almost missed it. there in the ditch maybe 30 yards off the pavement. >> and what did you see? >> as i was traveling up the road i saw a car, it would be off here to our -- to my right, sitting on top of the ditch just on the other side of this pole. >> by just over here where the grass is? >> yep. sitting there with the driver's door hanging open on it, look like airbags...

Bound for the early shift at his rural police department. that's when he saw it, corner of his eye. what was that in the ditch? maybe 30 yards off the highway. a car? in trouble? he swung around. somebody clearly missed a curve on the gravel access road. >> the driver's door hanging open on it, look like airbags deployed, dome light was on. >> reporter: and then suddenly, who was that, knocking on his car window? >> gentleman didn't have a shirt on. >> reporter: seemed agitated, weird. eventually, a second cop appeared. >> he was excited, seemed like a -- you know, if you were to talk to someb...

Looked like airbags deployed, dome light was on. >> reporter: and then suddenly, who was that, knocking on his car window? >> gentleman didn't have a shirt on. >> reporter: seemed agitated, weird. eventually, a second cop appeared. >> he was excited. seemed like a -- you know, if you were to talk to somebody right after they got done running a marathon. out of breath, sweating profusely. the entire time i'm out here, it's just a very, very -- it's an uneasy feeling. my stomach was turning. >> but no law broken. he called the guy a cab, sent him home. no idea what was coming. how could they kno...

Road where officer rose is an investigator with the local police department. and it was very dark on the highway, no moon at all at that hour. so he almost missed it. there in the ditch maybe 30 yards off the pavement. >> and what did you see? >> as i was traveling up the road i saw a car, it would be off here to our -- to my right, sitting on top of the ditch just on the other side of this pole. >> by just over here where the grass is? >> yup. sitting there with the driver's door hanging open on it, look like airbags deployed, dome light was on. >> it appeared the car was headed for the highw...

That's when he saw it, corner of his eye. what was that in the ditch? maybe 30 yards off the highway. a car? in trouble? he swung around. somebody clearly missed a curve on the gravel access road. >> the driver's door hanging open on it, look like airbags deployed, dome light was on. >> reporter: and then suddenly, who was that, knocking on his car window? >> gentleman didn't have a shirt on. >> reporter: seemed agitated, weird. eventually, a second cop appeared. >> he was excited, seemed like a -- you know, if you were to talk to somebody right after they got done running a marathon -- just o...