October 1, 2011 (San Diego) -- She was choked, savagely beaten, bound and held captive in the trunk of her car without food or water for 26 hours. On that December night in 2008, then 75‐year‐old Sandy Vinge asked God to save her or let her die. Help for Sandy came through Sheriff’s Deputy Marc Snelling who pulled over Jeffrey Nelson for running a stop light in unincorporated El Cajon. She is alive today because of that traffic stop. Nelson is serving life in prison. Nelson’s partner in crime, Luis Osborne is serving 10 years in prison.