Revealing mistake: At the end scene when the Sheriff is escaping in the truck away from the nuclear blast, the truck begins to flip through the air. While it is flipping we see under the vehicle and can see the hole they use to launch a post to help flip the vehicle for the stunt. A brief puff of white smoke also emanates from that hole briefly during the flip.
Revealing mistake: When the deputy throws the spike strip across the road in front of the black suburban, as it's flipping through the air, you can see the hole they launch the post from underneath the vehicle that helps to it into a roll.
Chosen answer: Because he's naturally immune to the disease, just like all of the other survivors at that point.
Phixius ★