Cop Drags Deer, Nabs OWI Suspect

On Tuesday, a person was arrested for hanging an Outagamie County Sheriff deputy’s patrol automobile whereas the deputy was making an attempt to take away a deer carcass from the roadway.

This occurred round 1 a.m. on Tuesday when Deputy Brent Baxter stopped within the left eastbound lane of County Freeway CE within the city of Buchanan, Wisconsin, and had his emergency lights on. Whereas making an attempt to take away the deer from the highway, Deputy Baxter was paying shut consideration to oncoming visitors. Due to his attentiveness, he seen a automobile was failing to maneuver out of the lane was stopped in. The big SUV struck his patrol automobile and launched it 75 ft down the freeway. The SUV then swerved throughout the median and almost struck Deputy Baxter as he jumped out of the way in which. Based on FOX 11 information, the SUV went throughout the westbound lanes and got here to relaxation on the on ramp to westbound County Freeway CE.

The driving force of the SUV obtained out of his automobile and tried to run away, however Deputy Baxter chased him down on foot and arrested him. The 35-year-old man is accused of his third OWI. Deputy Baxter was not damage throughout the incident, however his automobile was totaled. 

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