april 26th, 2004, perry, georgia. officer chris sutcliffe is in his patrol car overlooking the interstate when he notices a pickup truck making a sharp turn off the exit, going way too fast. seconds later, he sees another police car going after it, sirens blaring. officer sutcliffe doesn't think twice. he makes a quick but fateful decision to follow the speeding police car and join the pursuit. >> i initially just told my dispatcher, i'm going to be here for backup in case he needs it. >> the chase lasts only a minute or two. the truck, racing at incredibly high speeds, crashes into a telephone pole. by the time officer sutcliffe arrives on the scene, officer chad payne has three suspects, teenagers, out of the truck and on the ground.