krause suffers multiple broken bones including fractured vertebrae. he came within centimeters of a spinal injury that would have left him paralyzed. harling serves 4 1/2 years and is released in 2003. three years later, he died in a car accident. his attorney says harling s erratic behavior is caused by a mix of percocet and cocaine. and that harling had no memory of the accident. after months of rehab, william krause returns to firefighting and james heck continues to shoot local news stories, though he doubts he ll ever see another story quite like this. it was an extraordinary situation. he s lucky to be alive. a quiet rural village is the site of a different kind of vehicle disturbance.
as the driver keeps going. fellow firefighters and police run after the car and then police open fire. hoping to stop the driver. james heck is still rolling as shots ring out. i ran as close as i could to the scene and kept on shooting. the driver swerves to escapes the bullets and krause is thrown from underneath the car into the road. one of the rear tires runs over krause s leg, breaking his femur. firefighters rush over to help and cops pull the driver out of the vehicle. the operator of the suv is 30-year-old luther harling. earlier in the day he nearly struck a police officer with his car in neighboring norristown. authorities gave chase, but called off the pursuit after harling crossed into the next town. but a half hour later, harling comes barreling through the road block set up around the accident scene. firefighter krause is conscious, but badly injured.
a lot of concern, a lot of panic, is this guy going to make it? is he all right? krause is unable to see since the impact from the hip breaks the capillaries in his eyes, temporarily blinding him. soon he s on a gurney and headed to a chopper. krause suffers multiple broken bones including fractured vertebrae. he came within centimeters of a spinal injury that could have left him paralyzed. luther harling is convicted of endangering another person. he served 4 1/2 years and is released in 2003. three years later, he died in a car accident. his attorney says harling s erratic behavior is caused by a mix of percocet and cocaine. and that harling had no recollection of the accident. after months of rehab, william krause returns to firefighting and james heck continues to shoot local news stories, though he doubts he ll ever see another story quite like this.
an suv driver plows straight through an accident scene and mows down a firefighter. oh, my god. it s june 15th, 1998, in plymouth meeting, pennsylvania. police and firefighters from the area are responding to a five-car accident. the injured are airlifted to the hospital and cleanup begins. freelance videographer james heck is photographs the scene. i was just wrapping up and shooting and seeing what else there was to shoot and all of a sudden i heard a car horn. his attention turns to an suv careening into the scene and right towards the first responders. the driver narrowly misses a fire truck, but 22-year-old volunteer firefighter william
spinal injury that would have left him paralyzed. harling serves 4 1/2 years and is released in 2003. three years later, he died in a car accident. his attorney says harling s erratic behavior is caused by a mix of percocet and cocaine. and he had no memory of the accident. after months of rehab, william krause returns to firefighting and james heck continues to shoot local news stories, though he doubts he ll ever see another story quite like this. it was an extraordinary situation. he s lucky to be alive. a quiet rural village is the site of a different kind of vehicle disturbance. the vehicle is now off road, off road. taking down the hedges heading into the cemetery. july 2nd, 2011.