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Head. it was an eerie feeling. >> the speeding van crushes manning's 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 is extricated from the van and rushed to the hospital. >> i have bee...

Death, manning and the other 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 manning's 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 out of the hospital and awaiting trial. h...

>> i move toward the back of my police car, as i see the suspect vehicle has crossed the center line now, aiming right for my car. i didn't 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 directly into manning's cruiser. the impa...

Out-of-control vehicle from careening into a steady flow of oncoming traffic. officers assess the situation and cautiously approach the suv, with guns drawn, using their patrol car as a shield. they slowly inch closer to the car, unsure of what or who they'll find. with authorities only steps away, the injured motorist puts out his hands and surrenders. incredibly, the motorist survives the impact, only to be promptly arrested by authorities. an idaho state trooper, attempting to stop a car chase in progress, narrowly escapes death on the side of the road. >> just looked at my car and it was...

Where you can funnel the suspect's car into and still provide yourself with some cover, should the car try to go a different direction. >> each steel spike is two to three inches long. if driven over, the spikes pierce through and quickly deflate the tires, eventually stopping the vehicle. >> we had spike strips across both lanes, into the grass. so, there was no way that this van was going to go through without being spiked. >> sergeant manning, seen here on the right, waits for the fugitive to arrive, but not for long. >> i move toward the back of my police car, as i see the suspect vehicle ...