article_snippet.sent: Dashcam footage has revealed the startling moment a Texas trooper ran toward a motorcyclist following a high-speed chase, leaped into the air and karate kicked Trooper Abraham Martinez to the ground.
article_snippet.sent: I took off, thinking I could easily lose Trooper Abraham Martinez,' Trooper Abraham Martinez said in a later interview.
article_snippet.sent: The Statesman reported that the kick and shooting from a moving vehicle don't specifically violate the Texas Department of Public Safety rules for high-speed chases, but experts said that shooting at fleeing suspects was an area of the policy that needed updating.
article_snippet.sent: Trooper Abraham Martinez had also shot Trooper Abraham Martinez once in the leg .
article_snippet.sent: Trooper Abraham Martinez did not strike the bike with any of the bullets. '
article_snippet.sent: I knew that it was necessary to terminate the pursuit in order to avoid any more injuries or serious bodily injuries, possibly even deaths from happening,' Trooper Abraham Martinez said in an interview with a supervisor.
article_snippet.sent: As for the kick, 'obviously we don't teach that,' Trooper Abraham Martinez said. 
article_snippet.sent: Trooper Abraham Martinez said Trooper Abraham Martinez opted for the unusual move because experience taught Trooper Abraham Martinez to act decisively in case the suspect was armed.
highlights_snippet.sent: Trooper Abraham Martinez shot at Trooper Abraham Martinez four times - striking Trooper Abraham Martinez in the leg - and when Trooper Abraham Martinez pulled over, Trooper Abraham Martinez kicked Trooper Abraham Martinez off his bike .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The video emerged this week as a Texas newspaper investigated outdated tactics used in Department of Public Safety pursuits .