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Prosecution on a related charge. the city denied the claim, and the case was dismissed. nearly two decades earlier, fear grips another crowd, and frenzied soccer fans are crushed against a concrete retaining wall. may 29th, 1985. nearly 60,000 supporters fill belgium's heysel stadium for the european cup final, pitting england's liverpool against the italian team juventus. emotions are running high as two of the world's most successful soccer teams face off. liverpool fan rogan taylor is watching on television from his home in england. >> i have a young family, three daughters. all crazy liver...

Tractor-trailer that was oncoming. all i really had time to do was push her towards the retaining wall. threw her down on the ground. >> it all happens in moments and powell, sitting in his car, becomes aware something is horribly wrong. >> why did they just jump out of the car like that? that's when i heard an air brake on the semi, it was like goo, goo, goo and that's when i felt the impact. i didn't see anything happen. i just felt it. i felt glass cutting my face. >> sheltered against the median wall, the officers are amazed to see the semi miraculously bounce safely past them. >> i never ...

>> what caught my attention was how she pulled out and i truly thought she was going to hit this pedestrian, without a doubt. to the point i think i remember in the car kind of throwing my arms up going, oh, crap. >> next thing, costello knew, he was in a high speed chase. >> just trying to flee from me in a stolen motorcycle and i proceeded to chase, license sirens on. >> joining the hunt, gresham city police officer, jim lee. >> she goes up on the road to the sidewalk and believe she might have been a rock or retaining wall there and blew out a tire. >> but the suspect keeps going now headin...

City police officer, jim lee. >> she goes up on the road to the sidewalk and believe she might have been a rock or retaining wall there and blew out a tire. >> but the suspect keeps going now heading out of town at high speed and straight for a bridge. >> honestly, i thought what she might do is park the vehicle in a position where it blocked our vehicles and then she would get out and run on foot. >> but then the unexpected happens. >> as i'm falling behind, i see the door open and think she's going to flee on foot and before we know it, goes for the guardrail and knew in my mind, she's going...

>> i just shot somebody on my front porch with a shotgun, banging on my door. >> reporter: but the defense claimed wafer, frightened by an intoxicated mcbride, banging violently through that screen door, had no choice but to act. >> the floor started vibrating. the walls were shaking. the window was about to break. >> reporter: on the stand, wafer, steadfast in his explanation. >> i wasn't going to cower in my house. i didn't want to be a victim. >> reporter: and now as one man sits in prison, a family feeling vindicated. >> and justice was served today. >> yes, it was. >> justice was served t...