JOE! JOE! JOE! DAMN >> I GOT YOU. >> I SHOULD probably shouldn't have pulled his helmet off. Come on, Joe. Come on, stay with us, Joe. >> Lying unconscious in a forest ditch, this Oklahoma County officer is fighting for his life, leaving those around him with one haunting question: What went so terribly wrong? >> He's on the back door, fan. ON THE BACK DOOR. >> IN THE AFTERNOON OF September 23rd, 2022, Oklahoma County Police Department sends officers racing after reports of a silver Ford truck hitting multiple vehicles and barricades in Edmond, northeast of Oklahoma City. >> The victim gave us John Tom Adam 321. John Tom Adam 321. >> Stay in the car. Stay in the car. Hey! Stop! Stop! >> You got him, whatever. >> Advise I'm in pursuit. He's going east on second. >> I'm in pursuit eastbound on second. Hold the air. >> South on Linder. >> South on Linder. >> He's going fast. He's down at 5th Street now. >> The truck jumped the fence, too. >> He's going eastbound on 5th Street. >> Eastbound on 5th. >> 430 >> water >> 7 and a half mile on the highway or down here on 45. >> They're on the second road now. >> I think I have it stopped over here. >> All right, he's still going. He's not stopping. >> As backup units scramble to prevent a major road disaster, the suspect refuses to yield, escalating the situation to dangerous proportions. >> He's still going on 45 now. >> I'm going to be stopping at the red light. I'm not going to try to get out and see what happened last time. >> Turn off your car. Put the keys out the window. Turn your car off. >> 58, we're coming up right behind you. >> All right, he's running the red light going south. >> Looks like he's running by the yellow car now going south. >> Hey, he's still southbound. >> 7, I'm the third car behind him on the road now. Stay back until we get him stopped. >> Sensing time is slipping away, the deputy makes a desperate move, one that could turn deadly for both of them. >> We're still at 20 miles an hour right now. >> Still at 20 miles. >> He's still going on 45. >> He's still going up Flying J Hill, 45. >> He's still going up. >> He's still going on 45 now at 11. >> Confirm if my car is still on the phone with >> After three failed attempts, the officers make a final one, unaware it will push the suspect over the edge, putting lives in danger. >> I think she's on the driver's side. The front bar came off. Yeah, I'm on the driver's side. The front bar is in the middle of the road. I'm going to back door. Found back door. >> Oh. >> All right. >> I got an officer down. Officer down. Send me another wig. >> Start answer. You're right over 462. >> SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. HANDS. [screaming] GET OUT OF THE [ __ ] CAR. ON THE GROUND NOW. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. GET OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT. HEY, STOP AND HELP ME REAL FAST, PLEASE. >> THE OFFICER IS ON THE GROUND, RIGHT? >> HE JUST HIT THAT CAR. HEY, PUT HIM IN THE CAR. HEY, PUT HIM IN THE CAR. WE HAVE A CAGE. Can you help me get him in my car? >> Yeah, what do you need? >> JOE'S DOWN IN THE CREEK. >> HE GOT YEAH, HE GOT BLASTED. >> HE HIT JOE? >> HE HIT JOE right here. >> He's all right. >> Oh my god. >> He's down there in the creek. >> I got him. Man, I want 462. >> I heard him scream by the truck. Yeah, he just got out of the car. What's up, man? I just pulled across, LT. Keep going across. >> With 24-year-old Garrett Tramel restrained in the patrol car, the real challenge begins. Officer Joe is missing, and the extent of his injuries remains unknown. >> HE'S OVER HERE. JOE! 40 SOUTH. JOE! JOE! JOE! HE'S DOWN HERE IN THE CREEK. JOE! JOE! DAMN. HE'S OUT IN THE CREEK! JOE! JOE, PULL THIS. I SHOULD PROBABLY shouldn't pull his helmet off, right? Come on, Joe. He's breathing. Not good, though. Come on, stay with us, Joe. >> Stay with us, Joe. >> He fired a round as he was coming at him. I don't know if you heard it or not. >> Put your head down, buddy. Put your head down. >> Hey, lay back down. Hey, keep your head down. Keep your head down. Hey, hey, lay still. Joe, lay still. Lay still. >> Lay still. Hey, there was a gun up there. This guy's up there somewhere. >> Lay down. Hey, don't move. Joe, Joe, don't move. Don't move. Don't move, okay? >> Avenue D 5, North line is completely shut down. >> Come on, stay in there, baby. >> You got it, Joe. I'm right here. >> Stay in there, man. Stay in there. >> You got it, Joe. >> Come on. Come on. Come on, Joe. Come on. Come on. Come on, man. We got it, Joe. >> Fire is almost here. >> Hey, don't got your head. >> Down, down, down, Joe, Joe. >> No move. No move, man. Just stay still. Joe, stay still, bro. >> I know you're hot, but stay still. Joe, don't move. Joe, Joe, stay down. Joe, don't move. Don't move. You're okay breathing right now. We got you. Are you more comfortable there? >> As paramedics urgently treat Officer Joe Wells at the scene, the gravity of the situation becomes undeniable. He's critically injured and fighting to survive. >> What Are you laying on rocks? Is that what hurts? >> Uh, back. >> Yeah. >> Stay still. >> Stay still, Joe. >> Hey, we need a gurney down here for fire as soon as they can. >> Joe, fire will be here in just a minute. Just >> Stay here. >> Let's go make sure he's okay. >> As soon as the fire gets here, we'll put a brace on you and get you on and we'll get you squared away. >> I'm okay. I'm okay. Okay. I can't help it. I can't help it. I can't help it. >> Okay. Put your arms up. That's fine. Where's your back hurting, Joe? >> My legs. >> Your legs are hurting? >> Yeah, stay still. Stay still. Stay still. Stay still. >> Stay still, Joe. >> Come on, man. They pulling up over there, man. >> I've got his gun secured in my patrol car. >> Okay. >> I don't know if they know yet. I don't know if they know, but we're going to need a board {slash} gurney from EMS or fire as soon as they get on scene. >> Okay. >> He went flying and flew down a bank and into the creek. >> Okay, let me sit back. Let me sit up. >> Okay. Yeah, don't don't sit up, Joe. >> Don't sit up. Come on. >> I I know it hurts. >> Don't move. >> Don't sit up. >> Okay. >> Come on, man. They pulling up now, bro. >> All right. Just stay here. >> AIN'T COOL. COME ON, MAN. Stay here. STAY HERE, MAN. >> YEAH, fire's here. They're bringing a gurney. >> Squeeze all you want. >> Air evac's going to be 22 minutes. >> Go ahead and get him started. >> Okay. >> Hey, Joe Joe Joe, STAY STAY STAY. STAY STAY DOWN. >> LET ME SIT UP. LET ME SIT UP. STOP. >> They're coming down right now. Come on. I got your head. >> My legs hurt so bad. >> I know. >> Let me sit up. Let me sit up. >> No no no. Don't sit up. >> Let me sit up. >> No. The fire's here. Joe, stop moving. >> No. >> No no. Just relax. Just relax with me. >> We're going to try and strip the leg. >> Start stripping it. >> Start stripping him. >> Cut all this [ __ ] off. Yeah. >> Hey, don't don't try to get up, Joe. Hold >> My legs >> I know it hurts. I know it hurts. Everything ought to be hurting, Joe. >> Somebody open this up. >> Come on, Joe. >> I'm just I'm boots so I can cut them loose now. >> Joe >> Can I be sitting up? >> Not yet, buddy. Hey, don't sit up. Just Just breathe for me, okay? >> My legs hurt so bad. >> I know, buddy. I know. Hang in there. >> Joe Joe, I need you to stay down. >> I need to sit up. >> No, can't get you to sit up. Why can't you Why do you want to sit up? >> My legs hurt so bad. >> We're going to get you some medicine for that, okay? Try to relax your arm, buddy. >> I need some Give me an 18. You got a broken leg, maybe? >> My legs hurt so bad. I want to sit up. >> his right arm. I just want to sit up. If you'll sit still, we'll give you some medicine for it. We're going to give you some medicine. >> Yeah. >> Pulled back from the brink of death, Officer Joe remains critical, forcing authorities to evacuate immediately, knowing the danger isn't over. >> Put that one on that side of the chest. Front back of his chest. Give me an 18. >> Will you let me sit up? >> Hey, Joe, hold on. >> It would make my life so much better. >> Joe, hold real still. He's trying to put an IV in you. >> He's got a cut on his left elbow. >> You'll like you feel better here in a little bit. >> Yes. There's one on the back side of this arm, too. >> I got you. I got a line over here, box. You got first aid? >> Not yet. >> My legs hurt so bad. >> I know. I know. Stay still. >> What happened? >> The guy ran your ass over. Do you remember >> Give me some Kerlix. >> I want to interrupt you. >> No. Yeah. You got right over by the Ford pick us. We've got the guy just a few minutes left. That's why you're laying here in the ditch. Now they called for two trucks. The guy was in my backseat and went limp noodle like he couldn't breathe or whatever but he was fine. Cobra, Cobra I need help that's why. Where's the alcohol truck? But my legs hurt so bad. Now we'll take care of that. Did you really listen? Has anybody listened to him? No. Yo, take a breath. Let's get the collar and let's start in the board. You change routes? I need a northbound lane cleared out for EMS. They're going to go to 33rd over to Broadway and then south. Open the city has everything between here and there. After multiple surgeries, Officer Joe Wells survives the devastating crash but is forced to retire with one leg amputated while Garrett Trammell faces multiple charges of assault and driving under the influence. In November 2024, Garrett is sentenced to 25 years in prison with lifetime probation upon his release.