Man Being Chased By Police Sinks In Mud - Dies

[matcom]

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(March 21, 2006)--A man chased into an open field on foot by sheriff's deputies early Tuesday sank into a quagmire and died after deputies were unable to rescue him.

The incident happened before dawn in southeastern Dallas County near the town of Combine.

County sheriff's Sgt. Don Peritz says deputies had stopped the man in his vehicle for having an outdated registration sticker.

They say the man fled into a nearby field after deputies learned he'd identified himself falsely.

According to the spokesman, deputies searched for about an hour before they found the man sunk up to his waist in a quagmire.

They tried repeatedly over several hours to pull him out , but they, too, called for help after they began sinking into the cold mud.

The man eventually died before he could be removed.

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/2498371.html

[johnnie]

1. Ooops

:yoiks: <---that would have been me if I was one of the cops.