Man driving garbage truck leads police on 57-mile chase
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(AP) - A 40-year-old Onamia man is in jail after leading deputies on a 57-mile chase - driving a garbage truck.
At one point, a Morrison County sheriff's deputy tried to stop the truck by firing a shotgun into its engine.
It started when authorities got a report Tuesday about an intoxicated man trying to get into a home in Lastrup. The man left, driving the truck, before deputies arrived.
Authorities say the driver swerved at squad cars and accelerated in reverse.
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Deputies tried stopping the truck with stop sticks, but it kept going with several flat tires.
The driver pulled over in Crow Wing County. He was caught by a police dog as he ran into the woods.
The suspect was treated for dog bites, then jailed, pending charges.
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