Freddie Conde, tractor-trailer driver signals firefighter from York Area United Fire & Rescue after his truck flipped on its side at the intersection of Haines Rd. and Mt. Rose Ave. in Springettsbury Township, Tuesday, July 15. 2014. Sonya Paclob - Daily Record / Sunday News

I was looking forward to edit my videos from the Can-Am Police-Fire Games. I had great shots from Judo and archery. When I was coming down a steep slope, I saw trailer on it's side. This can't be good, I said to myself. 

I parked my car at a near gas station and walked across the to the truck. Then, I saw a man stuck in the tractor-trailer. I knew it from that time, I had to take over as a photographer. 

The driver of the tractor-trailer lost control of the breaks. Turned to sudden that hit five cars in the process. 

Ruth Mejia of La Feria, Texas, is being assisted by firefighters from York Area United Fire & Rescue and Wrightsville Rescue Company at the intersection of Haines Rd. and Mt. Rose Ave. in Springettsbury Township, Tuesday, July 15. 2014. Mejia was the passenger of Freddie Conde, the driver who's tractor-truck flipped on it's side. "My breaks went out coming down the road," Conde said, "I tried to go into the grass." Sonya Paclob - Daily Record / Sunday News

Luckily, no one was seriously injured from the crash. I hope and I prayed I would never see a dead body. The firefighter did use the Jaws of Life, but the person was OK. 

I am lucky I also had my camera with me that day. No dead batteries or not enough memory on card. I was there at the right time. When it happens - it happens. 

Post by York Daily Record/Sunday News.

This week, the Can-Am Police-Fire games comes to York County. My job is to cover the games each day with a video, unless breaking news happens when a tractor-trailer that happens to roll on its side for the day. 

The first day started off with karate and the bench press. Since time was against me, I choose to focus the power and strength of the heroes and slow it down in camera. It was the first for me to try the slow motion on my new Canon 5D Mark iii.

Filmed for the York Daily Record.  06/14/2014

Their were several success in capture it in slow motion, but it was difficult when in low lighting. Many websites stated the Canon doesn't have a "true" slow motion capabilities, but it's close enough.

Screen shot of the online exhibition

I'm honored my film is featured for the "A Day in the Life of Asian Pacific America." A first time for all of us Asian Americans, who took photographs or video on May 10, 2014. 

The day is significant to the 145th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railway, which many Chinese immigrants worked on and never had recognition until now. 

My film is about my life living in the city of York and the distance between my family and I. It's a small town with a lot of potential. The piece focuses the sounds of the streets. It is a homage to my favorite documentary from Alan Berliner, "The Sweetest Sound."