Deputy Leaps Onto Moving Semi, Brings It To A Stop Following Lengthy Pursuit

Deputy Leaps Onto Moving Semi, Brings It To A Stop Following Lengthy Pursuit
NORFOLK, Nebraska-- A 12-mile long chase in Madison County came to an end earlier this month when a Sergeant leaped onto a moving vehicle and brought it to a stop.

Video obtained by WOWT 6 News shows the chase come to an end on Highway 81 in Madison County. According to the Sergeant credited with bringing the big rig to a stop, the driver wasn't trying to evade arrest. It turns out the driver was having a diabetic attack.

The man's blood sugar had dropped to a severely low level. He didn't know that he was diabetic until the episode.

"It was just one of those things we had to get done," said Sgt. Volk, the man who ran across traffic and leaped onto the moving semi-truck moving an estimated 25 miles per hour.

Volk told WOWT 6 News that the Madison County Sheriff had dispatched a number of "follow" vehicles to clear the path of the truck. The truck was approaching the Karl Stefan Memorial Airport in Norfolk when Sgt. Volk made his split-second decision to board the moving vehicle.

A number of more populated areas were coming up, and Volk believed it was the last place he'd have a chance to stop the truck. When he got a look at the driver he appeared to be slumped over with little control of the truck.

"This was just a unique circumstance," said Sgt. Volk. "We needed to get that big rig."

The video shows Volk run across Highway 81 while a fellow deputy is driving alongside the runaway semi. Volk appears to leap onto the running board of the truck and work his way inside as he brings the truck to a stop. The video, though grainy, clearly shows Volk hanging on as the driver side door flaps open wildly as the semi comes to a stop.

The semi came to a stop near North Airport Road.

Volk told WOWT 6 News that the driver was given glucose and rushed to an area hospital. Volk hasn't had a chance to speak with the driver, but said he's been told that the man is expected to be fine.