his right shoulder. the other barb hit him in his belt. the way a taser works, it works like positive, negative. if it doesn t have both, it s not going to work at all and the belt grounded out one of the barbs. german snaps. he pulls deaton toward him and unleashes a furious punch to his face. the first thing i thought in my mind was that [ bleep ] just hit me. at that time your body just goes into survival mode. deaton grabs on tight to the loose handcuff as the two exchange blows. i did not want to let go of the cuffs because he could then turn that and use that as like a bladed weapon against me. i know he s bigger than me. i feel if i can get him to the ground, i m going to kick his ass. deaton again uses his taser. this time uses a technique called a drive stun on german. i could take the cartridge off the taser and push the taser right on the subject and cycle it. deaton blasts german s back
need to get there now. he needs someone there. tipton hits his lights and sirens and punches it to the scene. back at the blue van, officer deaton tries to take control of the tense situation. at the time, i had him step out of the vehicle because i could tell that he was very upset. he wasn t complying with my orders. i didn t know what was inside that vehicle. and if i could get him to step out and get him into handcuffs, i kind of would feel i would have one step up on him. once out of the vehicle, german becomes combative. officer deaton pulls out his taser. i aimed it at him and told him to step back, calm down. deaton attempts to cuff the suspect. i said, you re not under arrest. i m going to place you in handcuffs for your safety and mine. i then grabbed his hands. as i went to put the left handcuff on, he decided to pull away. with one handcuff fastened, german struggles to get away. the officer aims his taser and lets the barbs fly. it has no impact. the one barb
and i ended up next to the guardrail. trooper albright goes into crisis mode. he hops on one foot, tending to the injured. kind of one of them things where you fight through the pain. okay. where is the officer at? where is this guy at? where is this person at? the dui suspect is crushed between his car and albright s cruiser. on impact, albright had lifted the man off the ground, possibly saving him from a worse injury. apparently i picked him straight up off the ground because my car hit him on the front side of his legs. and it smashed him down on top of the hoot of my car. take those off of him, please. albright and another officer dislodged the man from between the two vehicles. incredibly, he only suffers minor injuries. once i realized where everybody was at, i kind of collapsed in the grass and that s when it really started hurting. oh, my knee is killing me. authorities soon determine that the driver who slammed into
it s about to get worse. as the officer questions german about the hit and run, the suspect makes a peculiar claim. he started telling me that he was one of us. i said what do you mean? he then showed me badge, but it said security right across it, and i could tell that he was not a police officer. the officer thinks that german is trying to curry favor with him but his claim just makes deaton more suspicious. i told him that that s not a police officer s badge. that made him upset. he threw the badge towards the windshield dashboard area. now in addition to leaving the scene of an accident, german is impersonating a police officer. a serious offense. deaton radios for backup. at this time i was telling control to have another unit step it up because i could tell that he was very frustrated and very upset at the time. officer malcolm tipton receives the call. i have worked long enough with officer deaton to know if he says step it up that means i
officer deaton goes back on his beat after a three-month recovery from his injuries. he looks at that roadside altercation as a learning experience and faces every day with a new routine. now every time i walk out the door i always make sure i say bye to my family because you never know. that might be the last time you see them. coming up these suspects really break the bank. you crashed a car into the bank. there s a problem here. when caught on camera: dash cam diaries continues. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain. and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell s healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy.