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>> october 1st, 2011. a group of friends in atlanta, georgia, are heading home after attending a party. as they make their way to the parking lot, it's clear to eric green that his friend, craig, is in no condition to drive. >> i noticed that he was drunk the second i walked up to him. the look in his eyes. the smell of his breath. craig wasn't supposed to be the drinker. he was supposed to be the designated driver. >> eric demands that craig hand over his keys. >> we were arguing for an hour and a half. just trying to get the keys out of his hands. and he started talking about picking up his ...

It's a pretty small city. if anyone got hurt, it could have been my friend's friend or could have been my friend's mom. so many possibilities. it's dangerous. he's going to rear end someone. >> the unpredictable driver passes a jogger on the side of the road. >> you can see a lady running and he passes her. that's right where he's swerving back and forth. he could have easily veered off the road and ended that lady's life. >> that's when they decide to call 911. >> hi, we're following this car and i think he's drunk driving. >> swerving. >> he's swerving. >> they told us not to follow him, whi...

Erratically. the driver stops at a traffic light well beyond the white line. after making the turn, the car weaves dangerously toward an suv in the next lane. >> he's not able to keep the vehicle straight. he can't keep the vehicle in the lane. he's going over the lane markers. he's swerving back and forth. >> the car drifts in and out of lanes until the driver hits the curb, barely missing a street sign. the officer has seen enough and pulls the driver over. a year and a half earlier, on january 1st, 2009, officer vallejo arrives on the scene to help investigate a suspicious driver. >> he's k...

However, the way he was reacting afterwards, he feels like he was the victim. i cannot honestly say i would want someone to punch me in the face and put me in the slipper hold, however, if it came to a point that that was literally the only thing that was stopping me from hurting someone i love, then, yeah, i would want someone to stop me by any means. and i promise you, when you see this, brother, i swear i love you. coming up -- >> mom, be careful for the car. mom. >> i'm feeling so bad as the mother because i'm laughing so hard at him. >> surgery isn't supposed to be this much fun. >> hey...

>> firefighters arrive on the scene to extinguish the flames. >> keep thinking the car's going to blow up, but it just keeps burning. >> oh my god. >> i'm hearing all kinds of sounds coming from the car. a couple of really decent sized explosions. and now i'm just concerned that the fire department doesn't get too close to get burned. >> with attention focused on the fire, the suv driver tries to make a run for it. >> there he is. i think that's the guy. see him? the driver is lurking around in the shadows, and then suddenly he starts moving away from all the people. >> he looked like he was t...