then more drinks at a bar. everyone gets into a boat. witnesses told investigators paul was driving. investigators say the 17-foot boat struck a bridge at high speed. 19-year-old valerie beach was thrown into the water. help! please send someone. they re coming. there s six and one is missing. reporter: it would take a week to find beach s body. all rise. reporter: paul murdaugh was charged with boating under the influence resulting in death. he pleaded not guilty. despite the serious charges still pending at the time of his killing the noogt of the crash a dash cam recording obtained captured the voice of a passenger suggesting paul wasn t likely to face serious consequences. you all know alex murdaugh? i know the name. that s his son. driving the boat. good luck. reporter: not the first time someone suggested the murdaugh
19-year-old valerie beach was thrown into the water. please sent someone. there s six of us and one is missing. reporter: it would take a week to find beach s body. paul murdaugh was charged with boating under the influence resulting in death facing up to 25 years in prison. he pleaded not guilty. despite the serious charges, still pending at the time of his killing, the night of the crash a dash cam recording obtained by the post and cure yur captured the voice of a passenger on the boat suggesting paul wasn t likely to face serious consequences. you all know alex murdaugh? that s his son. that s driving the boat? good luck. reporter: it wouldn t be the first time someone suggested the murdaugh name could influence the outcome of an investigation. in the aftermath of the mother and son murders, s.l.e.d. made a stunning announcement.
despite the serious charges, still pending at the time of his killing, the night of the crash, a dash-cam recording obtained by the post and courier captured the boys on the boat suggesting paul wasn t likely to face serious consequences. that s his son. reporter: it wouldn t be the first time someone suggested the murdaugh name could influence the outcome of an investigation. in the aftermath of the mother-and-son murders, the south carolina law enforcement division made a stunning announcement. during their investigation, they said they found something. they wouldn t say what. but as a result, they were going to re-open an investigation into another unsolved death from 2015. hello. i see somebody laying out. we will get an officer headed out that way to see what is going on.
texas. matt, thank you. abc news will carry the president s address tonight and the democratic response. george and the team at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here. in the meantime, we turn next tonight to the harrowing images, the life and death struggle between a woman police officer and a fugitive with a gun. the officer s dash cam recording as she approaches an suv. a man appearing to have been sleeping inside, but then her body cam capturing the moment he jumps up, pulling a gun. she pleads for her life. abc s alex perez with the video tonight and we warn you, it is difficult. reporter: newly released police videos capturing the heart-racing moments an officer comes face to face with death. what are you doing parked back here? reporter: early morning in the chicago suburbs last july, officer brianna tedesco approaches a suspicious suv. i just have to make sure you don t have any warrants or anything. which i m sure you don t. reporter: the driver gives a phony name, but he s
from that point on, it was pretty much a reaction of instinct and training. july 7th, 2008. ponderay, idaho. a security camera at a local liquor store captures a man leaving without paying for three bottles of whiskey. when confronted by a store employee, the man flees. the store clerk calls police and is connected to corporal crystal who is at the police station just a few blocks away. i drove around a little bit looking for a vehicle that matched the description i was given. when i found it, i was able to initiate a traffic stop. with her dash cam recording, the corporal pulls the suv over, but it s apparent this will not be a typical traffic stop. the gentleman that was driving it actually got out of the vehicle almost immediately and he had something in his hand. sort of looked like a billy club, maybe 12 inches long. i couldn t really understand