"This high-tech, easy-to-use weapon is built for concealed carry but packs the same knock-down punch that has become the standard for law enforcement around the world," Rick Smith, the company's CEO and founder said in a statement.

“It’s heroic in every aspect of the word,” Judge said. “At that point, there were still probably a couple thousand people on the bridge. A lot of those folks are also law enforcement members or their family members of law enforcement. Our gratitude is extreme.”

“The next thing was the crash,” Schuck said. “It’s hard because I’ve done this for 26 years, and I've never been in this position. I’ve never been in this position where I’ve had to put myself (on the line) for somebody else.”

The company said the device has a 15 foot range and has a high voltage output of 30 seconds, allowing the user time to make an escape. Unlike versions sold to police, the Taser Pulse doesn't include data logs.

“I knew I was the last one,” said Schuck, who is recovering from injuries sustained after crashing into the alleged drunk driver. “I knew there was nobody else behind me.”

“We don’t know what her mindset was,” Gaskin said. “We know that she was impaired, that’s for sure. ... But of course one of the other situations (that was considered) was would this be an intentional act? We didn’t know at the time, we just responded. It turned out that it was an impaired driver, but we don’t believe that’s the case, but at the time we did not know.”

“I’m thankful she didn’t get past me,” she said. “She could have stopped, she could have just stopped, but she chose to do what she did.”

Measuring 5 ¼ inches long, 4 ½ inches tall and 1 1/8 inches wide, the Taser Pulse is expected to begin shipping sometime in the first quarter of 2016.

Toni Schuck was posted on the southbound entrance ramp to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge rest area on Sunday morning when she heard the radio call that a 2011 BMW 335i was headed straight toward a crowd of runners.

(CBS SF) – Taser International has released their smallest stun gun ever, marketing the devices for private citizens even as San Francisco as officials debate whether or not police officers should carry their own stun guns.

Schuck is a 26-year veteran of the agency, and for about seven years, she has served in commercial vehicle enforcement. She inspects motor vehicles traveling with hazardous materials, and the truck she was driving was equipped with radiation detectors.

“I had positioned my car in the middle of the road,” Schuck said Thursday as she tearfully recounted Sunday morning’s events. “I’m not trained to do that, it was just an instinct. I thought that ... she would see that truck and she would stop.”

The driver, 52-year-old Kristen Kay Watts, of Sarasota, already had blown past the initial barricades and several law enforcement officers. Schuck was the only one who could stop her from potentially plowing into the 7,000 people gathered there for the Armed Forces Skyway 10K.

The announcement of Taser's latest device comes amid calls from San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr and the Police Officer's Association to equip officers with stun guns after officers fatally shot Mario Woods in December.

She was charged with driving under the influence with serious injury, two counts of DUI with property damage, and two counts of reckless driving involving injury and property damage. She was taken to the Manatee County Jail and also was reported injured from the collision.

At Thursday’s press conference, he thanked Schuck for her actions and presented her with a customized race bib with her badge number and an honorary race medal.

Schuck was transported to the hospital in an ambulance, and as it traveled across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, she saw people still walking on the road and became overcome with emotion.

“Every day since it happened I’ve thought about it,” Schuck said. “You go through the what-ifs. But I was the last officer. I knew that. I knew it was me. So if it wasn’t me to get her to stop, then who?”

“I’ve heard from hundreds of people,” Schuck said. “I’ve tried to reply to who I could. We’ve had flowers sent to the station from runners. All across the community, all across the state. I’ve heard from people from Washington state. Indiana. New Hampshire. Texas. All over.”

Gaskins said law enforcement does not believe Watts’ actions were intentionally meant to harm runners. Watts is demanding a trial by jury, according to court records.

“It was on a whim that I was going to run this thing,” Judge said. “I was the last person to leave the start line, and this happened minutes later.”

She asks that anybody who wishes to donate or send flowers instead make contributions to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. She donates monthly to the organization, which supports wounded first responders and military members.

The department has requested Tasers multiple times in recent years, but has been met with resistance from advocates who say the devices are too dangerous and used often unnecessarily.

Skyway 10K spokesman James Judge typically provides marketing for the event, but on Sunday morning, he was the final runner to enter the racecourse.

She is married to a Pasco Sheriff’s Office sergeant and is the mother of two sons. One is in the air force; the other is in a law enforcement academy.