The Walmart assistant manager who went for a wild ride in a pickup truck full of stolen beer risked more than his life – he has now been fired from his job.Mike Dawson, a manager at a Titusville store, took a 15-mile ride in the back of a pickup that reached speeds of 90 mph last week.Police say Joseph Long and an accomplice stole more than a dozen cases of beer.Dawson said he went outside to take down Long's license plate number, but he thought Long was going to back over him, so he jumped into the back of the truck."When I realized how close I was, I jumped in the back so they didn't run me over," he said.Eventually, Dawson was able to get the attention of another driver, who pointed a gun at Long. Long slowed down and Dawson was able to escape.A spokesman for Walmart said Dawson violated store policy and could have just taken down the license plate number.The spokesman said Dawson had three perfect scores on training sessions on store safety, so they fired him for violating those policies.WESH 2 News was unable to contact Dawson after his firing.Long is charged with armed robbery, grand theft and kidnapping.

The Walmart assistant manager who went for a wild ride in a pickup truck full of stolen beer risked more than his life – he has now been fired from his job.

Mike Dawson, a manager at a Titusville store, took a 15-mile ride in the back of a pickup that reached speeds of 90 mph last week.

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Police say Joseph Long and an accomplice stole more than a dozen cases of beer.

Dawson said he went outside to take down Long's license plate number, but he thought Long was going to back over him, so he jumped into the back of the truck.

"When I realized how close I was, I jumped in the back so they didn't run me over," he said.

Eventually, Dawson was able to get the attention of another driver, who pointed a gun at Long. Long slowed down and Dawson was able to escape.

A spokesman for Walmart said Dawson violated store policy and could have just taken down the license plate number.

The spokesman said Dawson had three perfect scores on training sessions on store safety, so they fired him for violating those policies.

WESH 2 News was unable to contact Dawson after his firing.

Long is charged with armed robbery, grand theft and kidnapping.