. >> april 9th, 2008, a landscaping crew in huntersville, north carolina, is in a municipal pickup truckly, a trio of armed criminals steals it. >> the suspect and his two friends approached him with a handgun and demanded the town vehicle. >> one the maintenance workers flags down a police car, and a chase ensues. >> you have citizens out on the road, and then when you have people that drive crazy trying to get away from the police, it just creates a dangerous situation. >> they're putting innocent people in a lot of danger by the way they're driving and especially the fact that they've got a trailer with a very heavy piece of equipment on the back. >> the heavy trailer makes it difficult to maneuver through traffic, but somehow no one gets hit. >> they're splitting traffic and just fortunately, all the other drivers seem to be aware and pulling over to the side. >> the police chase the suspects for more than ten miles into the city of charlotte. here, the driver's unable to maintain control of the truck and trailer, creating an even more frightening situation. >> and they fishtailed. t