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have time to even have that "oh no" moment. it just happened so fast. >> watch again as officer decarlo gets out of the way right before the yellow locomotive slams into the car. with the woman still inside. >> i'm watching the train it seemed like in slow motion push this car like a toy down the track. as a police officer, we're there to help people. regardless if they've done something good or bad, i'm still there to make sure she's okay. so i felt kind of helpless once the other train hit her. >> hearing that combination of the horn and the brakes on the train squeaking and the metal being crushed, basically my heart stopped. because i was convinced that we was going to find her dead. >> the train slows as the emergency brakes kick in. and when officer decarlo heads down the track, he is shocked by what he finds. >> to see that she was still alive was a miracle, to be
unit along with u.s. marshals. i remember asking the question, document me to take the lead? he said, yeah, take the lead, we're the marked unit, let's go. >> take the lead? >> yeah, take the [ bleep ] lead. >> that's all i needed to hear from that point on. >> this suspect had no points, no limits. he didn't care about anybody. he did everything in the world he could to get away from us. >> you can't see it in the dash cam video but the officer spots something that raises the stakes. >> he's picked up a rifle or something. >> when i saw the suspect pick up the rifle, my worst fears had come true. this is about to go bad. >> stand by, stand by. he's firing. >> speeding down the highway, the suspect blasts out his back window and hits the top of the cruiser's windshield. >> me being cap at any obvious i said, hey, he's firing at us. which i don't know why i said that because deputy mcclain was in the car with me, he knew he was firing at us. at that point in time dep
here. we're back now northbound on 377. ox, we're going to make another u-turn, go back southbound on 377. >> soon the chase heads into a hotel parking lot. >> well, we're making our way to the parking lot here. >> as the suspect drives on the sidewalk, a pursuing unit is forced to drive backwards at one point to keep him in his sights. >> okay, we're working our way back to business 377, back toward downtown. >> up the road, the suspect encounters more heavy traffic. with little room to maneuver, the hyundai plows into the back of a stopped car. units converge on the smoking vehicle. >> okay, they got him stopped. we're at the courthouse downtown. >> the suspect is able to slip away, but it's becoming apparent the car is losing some of its horsepower. >> the car, he did cause his vehicle some damage. even though it was still running good, i think it caused enough a short time later his car finally died. >> the hyundai coasts along.
honest with you. i thought by the second time that there's no way that a person could sustain these two horrible collisions and walk away. she's very, very lucky to be alive. >> and so is officer decarlo. >> teamwork in law enforcement is key. lieutenant benson works for the woods cross police department, i work for the north salt lake police department. but regardless what agency we work for, we're partners for each other and we look out for each other. and end of the day, we want to make sure we all get home to our families. coming up -- a gun battle. at 100 miles an hour. >> i knew that it only ended two ways. one, he'd wreck out and survive, or two, he'd be shot and killed. >> when "caught on camera: dash cam diaries" continues. i've smoked a lot
a daily basis. but i feel that if i go out and do my traffic stops and talk about it and not let him beat me by holding me back, it makes me feel a lot better and know that i can actually move on with my life and that i can conquer what happened. coming up -- >> i knew deputy griffin was right behind him as the car crashed. i actually had thought he killed my brother. >> when "caught on camera crashes dash cam diaries" continues. yeah, 10 gigantic gigs. for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want. on the network that's #1 in speed, call, data, and reliability. so you never have to settle. $80 a month. for 10 gigs. and $15 per line. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. nobody's hurt,but there will when ystill be pain.new car.
when i shot my first 18 rounds and when he started coming back towards his vehicle, at that point he slumped over a little bit. that gave me enough time to get outside of my vehicle. >> hit? >> yes! you cover, i'll call dispatch. >> i reloaded my third magazine. i saw that the suspect was not going down. >> running out of ammo, officer savage gives up the cover of the car in order to get a better shot. >> i was exposed as i was advancing towards him. he was still a threat and i had to take the threat out. i was unloading as quickly as possible, as quick as my finger could pull the trigger. at that point, i saw him fall over on the ground and drop his weapon. >> north state street just by the station! >> i made sure that the suspect was down, that he was not moving. >> as soon as the shoot-out was over, all i could hear were sirens in the background. it was the most beautiful sound
>> police are concerned that the suspect, if alive, could be armed and dangerous. officer decarlo approaches with caution. >> we don't know if she's got weapons of any type. i approached her with my handgun drawn. i was unable to see or hear anything from the vehicle, obviously there's a moving train to the left of me. i had to break the back passenger window using my baton so i can get a visual. the tint was so dark on the car, i couldn't see. >> officer decarlo breaks the back window and is able to speak with the woman. the suspect is alive and unarmed. but trapped, trying to free herself from the twisted sedan. >> she was obviously in excruciating pain. her body was quite contorted in the vehicle. so just for my visual i thought she sustained horrible trauma. i asked her if she can get out the passenger door. she said she wasn't sure. >> a few seconds later, lieutenant benson approaches the car. >> as i'm trying to get to the
light and doesn't stop until he's almost in oncoming traffic. >> at that time i felt i had enough probable cause to stop the vehicle and conduct standard field sobriety exercises. >> before officer moorer can flash his lights the car makes a right turn. but doesn't get very far. >> the driver of the vehicle ran up on the sidewalk, hit a guardrail, knocked down a bus stop sign, went up a tree, and rolled over back onto the road. >> it's hard to believe your eyes. the car slams right into the tree and flips over onto its roof. >> i didn't approach the car immediately. i didn't know what to expect. i didn't know what was coming out. i saw one passenger crawl out of the vehicle. i expected to see open containers of alcohol. i expected for him to stagger
rear passenger side quarter panel struck the lower passenger side windshield of my squad car. >> two cars back, deputy rios watches the crash scene unfolding in front of him. >> i knew deputy griffin was right behind him as the car crashed. i actually had thought he killed my friend. >> i remember the sound that the suspect vehicle made hitting my squad car. there was a lot of metal crunching. and a lot of auto glass breaking. there are times when that's very hard to forget. >> the violent collision sends the squad car careening into the ramp wall at almost 60 miles per hour. >> i was stunned. felt like i'd been punched in the face. >> i could see that the suspect was moving in his vehicle. he was conscious. he was uncooperative. he refused to open the door. he kept asking, what did i do? telling me he wasn't going to open the door. >> right after the crash, deputy griffin doesn't realize the
a state trooper gets more than he bargains for when he helps a motorist on the side of the highway. >> oh! >> not only are we a considerable distance from a hospital, but we were a significant distance from civilization. >> july 17th, 2012. wendover, utah. state trooper caid brenchley is about to start his shift when a call comes over his radio. >> dispatch immediately advised me of a woman in labor with twins. >> he's got a lot of ground to cover. sergeant bremplgly has to race 22 miles to the scene. >> it was important for me to get there quickly due to the fact that i was going to be the first person with any kind of emergency or medical training. from the nearest hospital, we were approximately 90 miles if not a little more. >> with dash cam rolling he pulls up behind the car and finds the parents in the the