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It's a decision that may have saved his life. >> it was a week later. a gentleman did the same thing up around denver. he hook turned it and hit the ground. he's dead. >> ferguson survives the impact, but he doesn't escape injury. >> i broke eight bones. i bruised my left lung. my arm was yanked out of its socket. that's where it broke the brachial plexus, which is what all the nerves that control the left side of your arm, your hand, your fingers and stuff like that. >> every nerve is severed and ferguson loses all feeling and movement in his left arm. 3 1/2 months after the accident, he make...

It may not look like it, but it as decision that may have saved his life. >> it was a week later a gentleman did the same thing around denver. he hook turned it and he hit the ground and he is dead. >> ferguson survived the impact but doesn't escape injury. >> i broke eight bones and bruised my left lung and my arm was yanked out of his socket and that broke the brakial plexus, all of the nerves that control the left side of your arm, your hand, your fingers and stuff like that. >> every nerve is severed and ferguson loses all feeling and movement in his left arm. three and a half months after...

Chooses not to hook turn and slams into the trailer. it may not look like it, but it's a decision that may have saved his life. >> it was a week later. a gentleman did the same thing up around denver. he hook turned it and hit the ground. he's dead. >> ferguson survives the impact, but he doesn't escape injury. >> i broke eight bones. i bruised my left lung. my arm was yanked out of its socket. that's where it broke the brachial plexus, which is all the nerves that control the left side of your arm, your hand, your fingers and stuff like that. >> every nerve is severed and ferguson loses all f...

>> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times out of ten you're going to hit what you're trying to miss. the last thing i remember was i said, well, if i turn now, i could actually do what we call a hook turn right into the ground. >> hook turns can be used to avoid obstacles by doing a sudden 90-degree turn just before landing. but they can be fatal if attempted too low to the ground. at the last second, ferguson chooses not to hook turn and slams into the trailer. it may not look like it, but it's a decision that may have saved his life. >> it was a week later. a gen...

Chooses not to hook turn and slams into the trailer. it may not look like it, but it's a decision that may have saved his life. >> it was a week later. a gentleman did the same thing up around denver. he hook turned it and hit the ground. he's dead. >> ferguson survives the impact, but he doesn't escape injury. >> i broke eight bones. i bruised my left lung. my arm was yanked out of its socket. that's where it broke the brachial plexus, which is all the nerves that control the left side of your arm, your hand, your fingers and stuff like that. >> every nerve is severed and ferguson loses all f...